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POBRASCHKA - DER HOCHZEITSBITTER

POBRASCHKA - THE MASTER OF CEREMONIES

Michael Börner

GDR, 1987, 19 Min

The master of ceremonies Helmut Kurjo, a native of Bluno, as he organises what might be the region's last Sorbian wedding and deals with everyday business that ranges from the collectivised farms to the active preservation of tradition. At the same time the portrait of a culture on the verge of extinction.

It's the year 1987: the old women are dressed in costume and meet for the stripping of the feathers. Kurjo, who has served as Braschka since 1969, still speaks Sorbian at home but at the wedding it is German that dominates. In place of the “real” thing one increasingly observes “staged” traditional weddings. Kurjo is looking for a successor and speaks with “pride and sadness" of the past and present of Sorbian traditions: all the while, on the outskirts of the village, a coal train passes by. GL

Filmformat
mp4 | Farbe / Colour

Produktion
DDR-Fernsehen

Michael Börner -

Movies
EINE SORBISCHE FOLKLOREGRUPPE - SPRJEWJAN. SERBSKA FOLKLORNA SKUPINA (1987, short, doc, FFC 2016)

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