Gustav Regler

Gustav Regler

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Love Stories My Grandmother Tells
Title: Love Stories My Grandmother Tells
Released: October 13, 1994
Type: Movie
A portrait of Dana Plays' 90 year old paternal grandmother, Peggy Regler, reminiscing about her love affairs and significant relationships. Regler tells about her failed first marriage, the agreement she had to stay until the children were grown (but to see other lovers) which resulted in the true love she found with her second husband and renowned writer Gustav Regler, who later died a tragic death in India. The love affairs are historically rooted in the political and technological developments 20th century, and are narratively based in a complex sound/image structure. Interludes (silent optically printed film passages narrated with inter-titles excerpted from her diaries, and early childhood memories) formalistically refer to early cinema. The footage in these passages is re-contextualized and interwoven metaphorically throughout the text.
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The Spanish Earth
Title: The Spanish Earth
Character: Himself (German writer)
Released: July 10, 1937
Type: Movie
A propaganda film made during the Spanish Civil War in support of the Republican government against the rebellion by Gen. Francisco Franco's forces who were backed by Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy. The film would have been seen by those making it as a documentary.
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Defensa de Madrid (Segunda parte)
Title: Defensa de Madrid (Segunda parte)
Released: January 24, 1937
Type: Movie
Documentary short made during the Spanish Civil War.