In 1962, the proclamation of the Oberhausen Manfesto marked the beginning of the New German Film. This 2-dsc DVD seht presents 19 short films from 1958-1964 produced, directed, photopgraphed or edited by one or more of the filmmakers who signed the manifesto. It also includes a booklet and ROM features with essays and documents.
The films
Menschen im Espresso - West Germany 1958 - Directed and written by: Herbert Vesely - Narration: Wilfried Berghahn - Cinematography by: Wolf Wirth - Edited by: Inge Walter - Produced by: Herbert Vesely for SWR
Schicksal einer Oper - West Germany 1958 - Directed and written by: Bernhard Dörries, Edgar Reitz, Stefan Meuschel - Cinematography by: Bernhard Dörries, Edgar Reitz - Edited by: Bernhard Dörries - Produced by: Studio für Dokumentarfilme / Filmstudio Walter Leckebusch
Glühendes Eiland Kreta - West Germany 1958 - Directed and photographed by: Pitt Koch - Drehbuch: Pitt Koch, Thomas Münster - Edited by: Ursel Werthner - Produced by: Artfilm
Das magische Band - West Germany 1959 - Directed by: Ferdinand Khittl - Written by: Bodo Blüthner, Ernst von Khuon, Ferdinand Khittl - Cinematography by: Ronald Martini - Edited by: Irmgard Henrici - Music by: Oskar Sala - With Margot Trooger, Ferdinand Khittl - Produced by: Gesellschaft für Bildende Filme for BASF
Moskau ruft - West Germany 1959 - Directed and written by: Peter Schamoni - Cinematography by: Jost Vacano - Music by: Occamstreet Footwarmers - Produced by: Schongerfilm
Stunde X - West Germany 1959 - Directed, written and edited by: Bernhard Dörries - Cinematography by: Wolf Wirth - Music by: Josef Anton Riedl - Produced by: Neue Filmform / Filmstudio Walter Leckebusch
Trab Trab - West Germany 1959 - Directed by: Detten Schleiermacher - Written by: Marc Vallier - Cinematography by: Wolf Wirth - Edited by: Ursel Werthner - Music by: Hans Loeper - Produced by: Detten Schleiermacher / Wolf Wirth
Salinas - West Germany 1960 - Directed and written by: Raimond Ruehl - Cinematography by: Pitt Koch - Edited by: Ursel Werthner - Music by: Hans Loeper - Produced by: Artfilm - Premiere: October 1960 (Internationale Filmwoche Mannheim)
Schatten - West Germany 1960 - Directed by: Hansjürgen Pohland - Written by: Leon G. Friedrich - Cinematography by: Friedhelm Heyde - Edited by: Christa Pohland - Music by: Manfred Burzlaff Septett - Produced by: Pohland Film
Brutalität in Stein - West Germany 1961 - Directed and written by: Peter Schamoni, Alexander Kluge - Cinematography by: Wolf Wirth - Edited by: Heidi Rente - Music by: Hans Posegga - Produced by: Peter Schamoni Filmproduktion / Kurzfilmproduktion Dieter Lemmel - Premiere: February 8, 1961 (Westdeutsche Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen)
Kommunikation - West Germany 1961 - Directed, written and photographed by: Edgar Reitz - Edited by: Anni Giese - Music by: Josef Anton Riedl - Produced by: Bavaria-Filmkunst Sonderproduktion for Deutsche Bundespost - Premiere: February 28, 1962 (Westdeutsche Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen)
Notizen aus dem Altmühltal - West Germany 1961 - Directed and written by: Hans Rolf Strobel, Heinrich Tichawsky - Cinematography by: Heinrich Tichawsky - Produced by: Produktion Strobel-Tichawsky - Premiere: February 11, 1961 (Westdeutsche Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen)
Plakate der Weimarer Republik - West Germany 1962 - Directed by: Haro Senft - Written by: Haro Senft, Hans Loeper - Cinematography by: Hans Furchner - Edited by: Ursel Werthner - Music by: Hans Loeper - Produced by: Haro Senft Filmproduktion - Premiere: February 1962 (Westdeutsche Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen)
Süden im Schatten - West Germany 1962 - Directed and photographed by: Franz-Josef Spieker - Written by: Franz-Josef Spieker, Gualtiero Guidi - Music by: Hans Loeper - Produced by: Kurzfilmproduktion F.-J. Spieker
Das Unkraut - West Germany 1962 - Directed by: Wolfgang Urchs - Written by: Detten Schleiermacher, Boris von Borresholm - Cinematography by: Peter Rosenwanger - Music by: Wilhelm Killmayer - Produced by: TC Trickstudio / Lux-Film - Premiere: October 17, 1962 (Internationale Filmwoche Mannheim)
Es muß ein Stück vom Hitler sein - West Germany 1963 - Directed and written by: Walter Krüttner - Cinematography by: Fritz Schwennicke - Music by: Erich Ferstl - Produced by: Cineropa-Film - Premiere: October 16, 1963 (Internationale Filmwoche Mannheim)
Anmeldung - West Germany 1964 - Directed, written and edited by: Rob Houwer - Cinematography by: Fred Tammes - Music by: Erich Ferstl - Cast: T. Vleeming-Vierdag - Produced by: Houwer-Film - Premiere: June 1964 (Berlinale)
Marionetten - West Germany 1964 - Directed and written by: Boris von Borresholm - Cinematography by: Hans Schmid - Music by: Jochen Faber - Produced by: Lux-Film for Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung
Granstein - West Germany 1965 - Directed by: Christian Doermer - Written by: Christian Doermer, Detten Schleiermacher, Michael Schumann - Cinematography by: Ingo Grill, Lothar Spree, Konrad Kotowski - Edited by: Christian Doermer, Heidi Rente - With Ruth von Zerboni - Produced by: Cine Dokument Film
".... Geist und ein wenig Glück" - West Germany 1965 - Directed and written by: Ulrich Schamoni - Cinematography by: Petrus R. Schloemp - Edited by: Heidi Rente - With Ferdinand Khittl, Haro Senft, Franz-Josef Spieker, Vlado Kristl, Peter Schamoni, Enno Patalas, Ulrich Gregor, Uwe Nettelbeck, Rudolf Noelte, Hilmar Hoffmann, Artur Brauner, Peter Bamberger, Rudolf Thome, Klaus Lemke, Max Zihlmann - Produced by: Axel Jahn Film- und Fernsehproduktion for ZDF - Premiere: 25.6.1965 (ZDF)
Die Erben von Papas Kino - Austria 1968 - Directed and written by: Wilhelm Roth - Cinematography by: Peter Kodera - Edited by: Paula Dvorak - With Rob Houwer, Hans Rolf Strobel, Peter Schamoni, Norbert Kückelmann, Alexander Kluge, Marran Gosov, Werner Herzog, Edgar Reitz, Hans Toussaint, Hans Pflüger, Fred Hoffmann, Edgar Reitz - Produced by: WDS-Film for ORF
DVD features (Doppel-DVD)
DVD 1
- Menschen im Espresso 1958, 16'
- Schicksal einer Oper 1958, 10'
- Glühendes Eiland Kreta 1959, 12'
- Das magische Band 1959, 21'
- Moskau ruft 1959, 12'
- Stunde X 1959, 4' (Fragment)
- Trab Trab 1959, 11'
- Salinas 1960, 11'
- Schatten 1960, 10'
- ".... Geist und ein wenig Glück" 1965, 31'
- 20-page trilingual booklet with essays by Ralph Eue, Haro Senft and Volker Baer
DVD 2
- Brutalität in Stein 1961, 11'
- Kommunikation 1961, 11'
- Notizen aus dem Altmühltal 1961, 17'
- Plakate der Weimarer Republik 1962, 10'
- Süden im Schatten 1962, 9'
- Das Unkraut 1962, 11'
- Es muß ein Stück vom Hitler sein 1963, 11'
- Anmeldung 1964, 10'
- Marionetten 1964, 11'
- Granstein 1965, 13'
- Die Erben von Papas Kino 1968, 27'
- ROM section with additional dokuments, biographies, essays and a filmed discussion (only in German)
Edited by: Filmmuseum München, in collaboration with Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen, Deutsche Kinemathek and Bundesarchiv
DVD authoring: Ralph Schermbach
DVD supervision: Stefan Drößler
First edition May 2012, Second edition June 2012
