ETERNAL BEAUTY
Vision and Death Wish in the Third Reich
International distribution: Journeyman Pictures
This is an essay on the aesthetics of National Socialist film. The history of the Third Reich is investigated in light of its own image making. Which hopes, desires and fears are reflected in these images? The film unfolds chronologically, with original material from 1918 to 1945. The focus of this film is the analysis of National Socialist documentary and 'Kultur-Film', which staged a media-produced world of illusions whose destructive intent is apparent from the very beginning.
"After the premiere, an elderly lady from the audience stated that she had watched all of these films when they were released many years ago and had believed everything in them. But now they all seemed so ridiculous." (Marcel Schwierin)
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| Germany 2003/2004, 91min, digibeta, col&bw, voice-over.
German version (digibeta, 16mm) & English version with English commentary and original footage English subtitled (digibeta). |
written, directed, produced, distributed by |
Marcel Schwierin |
| editing |
Christoph Girardet |
| narrator |
Megan Gay |
| music of the Twenties |
Peter Gotthardt |
| editorial (Norddeutscher Rundfunk) |
Michael Krey |
| production manager (Norddeutscher Rundfunk) |
Viola von Liebieg |
| assistant director |
Valesca Sophia |
| post production |
video:arthouse Christian Minder |
| sound mix |
Paul Productions Dirk Austen |
| graphics |
screenform Lars Beuko |
| postcard design (top of page) |
Kuraredesign / Olav Raschke
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| research |
Evgeni Lungin, Andrea Virnich |
| translation |
Dr. Ron C. Faust |
| history consultant |
Prof. Dr. Gerhard Kraiker |
| dissertation (PhD) supervisor |
Prof. Dr. Winfried Marotzki |
| legal consultants |
Christian Füllgraf
Prof. Dr. Paul W. Hertin
Prof. Dr. Thomas Hoeren
Andreas Schardt
Klaus Siekmann (NDR) |
| funding |
Kulturelle Filmförderung Niedersachsen (script)
NDR-Stiftung (production)
Nordmedia (international version)
BKM (cinema & DVD release) |
| Premiere: |
46th International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film |
| International premiere: |
Sao Paulo International Film Festival |
| North American premiere: |
Chicago International Documentary Festival |
| Asian premiere: |
Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival |
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