New German Cinema

A 1960s–80s film movement that challenged mainstream cinema.

New German Cinema

Der Neue Deutsche FilmNew German Cinema war eine wichtige Filmbewegungfilm movement in Deutschland in den 1960er bis 1980er Jahren. Diese Bewegung entstand aus dem Wunsch heraus, das deutsche Kinocinema neu zu definieren und sich von den alten, traditionsreichen Filmen abzugrenzen.

Ein wichtiger Aspekt des Neuen Deutschen Films war die Verwendung von realistischenrealistic Settingssettings und die Darstellung des täglichen Lebenslives der Menschen. Die Filme thematisierten oft sozialesocial und politische Themenpolitical issues und versuchten, das Bewusstseinawareness für diese Themen zu erhöhen.

Einige der bekanntesten Regisseuredirectors des Neuen Deutschen Films waren Rainer Werner FassbinderRainer Werner Fassbinder, Werner HerzogWerner Herzog und Wim WendersWim Wenders. Sie schufen Filme wie 'Die Ehe der Maria Braun', 'Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes' und 'Paris, Texas'.

Der Neue Deutsche Film war ein wichtiger Schritt in der Geschichte des deutschen Kinos und hat viele neue Talentetalents hervorgebracht. Die Bewegung hatte einen großen Einflussinfluence auf das deutsche Kino und hat es zu einem wichtigen Teil der Filmindustriefilm industry gemacht.

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  • New German Cinema aimed to:
    redefine old and traditional films.
    redefine German cinema, distancing itself from the old, traditional films.
    develop an old, traditional style of filmmaking.

Vocabulary
die Filmbewegung
film movement
definieren
define
sich abgrenzen von
distinguish oneself from
der Aspekt
aspect
die Darstellung
depiction
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