Zeitschleifen - Im Dialog mit Christa Wolf
Time Loops - A Conversation With Christa Wolf
The writer Christa Wolf, an individual of central importance in the fields of literature and intellectual history in the GDR, in open conversation with her colleague and friend Daniela Dahn. She provides information about the fissures in her biography, reflects on German history and opens perspectives that allow for reflection on the artist's role in society.
Karlheinz Mund - Christa Wolf (1929-2011), one of the most important writers from the GDR due to works such as “Divided Heaven”, “Cassandra” and “No Place on Earth”, reappeared in front of DEFA cameras in 1990 after a long period of mutual abstention. In open discussions with her colleague and friend Daniela Dahn she gives details on her life experiences, reflects on recent German history and opens perspectives that allow for reflection on the artist's role in society. She explains what moved her to stay and work in the GDR despite the repression. The film describes encounters with audiences, recalls defeats such as the ban on the DEFA film MISS BUTTERFLY and shows footage of her giving a speech during the demonstration by artists and intellectuals on November 4, 1989: “Imagine it is socialism, and nobody leaves! ” A sentence like a dream.