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Die Architekten

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Die Architekten
Directed byPeter Kahane
Screenplay by
Produced byHerbert Ehler
CinematographyAndreas Köfer
Edited byIlse Peters
Music byTamas Kahane
Release date
  • 1990 (1990)
Running time
107 minutes
CountryEast Germany
LanguageGerman

Die Architekten (English: The Architects) is an East German film directed by Peter Kahane. It was released in 1990.

Plot

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Daniel Brenner is an East German architect in his late thirties. Despite a top university degree, his professional life revolves around bus shelters and telephone booths. Then he receives a commission to design a cultural center for a satellite town. Brenner accepts under the condition that he will be allowed to select his own team. Their plan to create a non-conventional design fails. His wife and their daughter leave the country for West Germany. Broken and disillusioned, Brenner collapses in front of the project's inauguration tribune.

Cast

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Music

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The music was written by Tamas Kahane. The film's songs counterpoint its images: Unsere Heimat is added to scenes of urban canyons, the Berlin Wall, industrial complexes and prefabricated housing developments. The protagonist collapses to the tunes of Handel's Messiah.

Reception

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With less than 6,000 tickets sold, the film received scant attention at the time of release. In retrospect it is considered a significant cineastic contribution to the country's time of transition.[citation needed]

References

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  • The Architects at IMDb
  • Oehmig, Richard (16 November 2009). 'Überholt' von der Geschichte? Drei DEFA-Spielfilme im Blickpunkt. ISBN 978-3-640-47262-8.