A black-and-white experimental film with light and shade – the basic materials of cinematography and other projected art forms.Read More »
Hans Jürgen Pohland
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Hans Jürgen Pohland – Schatten aka Shadows (1960)
1951-1960ExperimentalGermanyHans Jürgen PohlandShort Film -
Hans Jürgen Pohland – Katz und Maus AKA Cat and Mouse (1967)
1961-1970ArthouseDramaGermanyHans Jürgen PohlandQuote:
In 1966, a former gymnast returns to his hometown Danzig, which is now a part of Poland. He begins to reflect on one of his classmates, Joachim Mahlke, who disappeared during World War II. Mahlke was initially marked as an outsider due to his oversized Adam’s apple, but when he turned out to be a great diver, the in-crowd embraced him. Then he steals a Knight’s Cross from a soldier and is expelled from school. Volunteering for war service, he earns a medal himself and hopes his reputation will be rehabilitated. But the school principal refuses and Mahlke deserts from the army … Read More »