The Bought Dream

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The Bought Dream (1977)

Directed by Helga Reidemeister, Eduard Gernart

Documentary · 1h 28m

portrays the Bruder working class family, whom she met during her time as a social worker in the Märkisches Viertel. Equipped with a Super-8 camera by Helga Reidemeister, the family had already begun filming their everyday life independently in the fall of 1969. However, when, together with Reidemeister, they looked through the four-hour material at the editing table in the summer of 1974, they realized that it depicted the family's problems only superficially and left the social context out of the picture. Reidemeister, who had not yet intervened in the film shooting, then spent a lot of time with the family and documented everyday life together with them. The result was a multi-layered mixture of family self-testimony and reflection on social relationships.

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Crew

Director
Helga Reidemeister, Eduard Gernart
Editor
Helga Reidemeister, Eduard Gernart

Details

Original title
Der gekaufte Traum
Release date
1977-01-01
Runtime
1h 28m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
DE
Spoken languages
German
Countries
Germany
Production
Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin (DFFB)