Word: germanic
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Movies, even in a museum, want the proud hug of philistinism. The film archivist Henri Langlois knew this when he opened a Paris movie museum 16 years ago in his Cinematheque Francaise. Inside the front door, Psycho's mummified Mother Bates lurked behind a window. Against the back wall, German expressionism ran riot in a full-scale set from The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. The museum was like an EKG of a national intelligence that can find value in both Jean-Luc Godard and Jerry Lewis...
...genuine embarassment, the German exchange student who lives with my family witnessed this scene. Her response was simple and profound: "How can this...
...explained to my incredulous German friend that the United States is the only industrial nation, save South Africa, that doesn't guarantee medical treatment as a right of citizenship. In the nation that produces medical wonders such as the artificial heart, nearly 60 million people have either inadequate medical coverage, or no coverage...
...running gags in the film is that Parador is also a haven for Nazis waiting for their statutes of limitations to run out. The country is really run by the shadowy "14 Families"--German expatriates all. Julia's character is named Roberto Straussmann and is made to look Aryan via an eerie blond dye job. Parador's national anthem is to the tune of "O Tannenbaum" and is often accompanied by "Deutschland Uber Alles...
Still, some are beginning to question the system. Parents are less likely to approve of the state's stifling embrace of their promising children, and East Germany's recreational athletes resent the millions dedicated to the elite. East German stars would like the state to take a smaller share of the millions they earn in Western appearance fees. Consider the revolutionary statement of World Class Sprinter Silke Moller last month. "Material concerns should never stand in the foreground in sports," said Moller. "But they can play a role, even for G.D.R. athletes...