Reflecting the turbulences and the turmoils of the contemporary era,
German Movies are the best way to send humanitarian messages to the country as well as the world. The history of the German movies is grounded in the theories of theater personalities like Lessing, who prescribed the right cathartic effect for the required message to pass on to the audience. According to him, it is very important to create a plot that relates, not to any super human being who is either extremely evil or flawlessly good, but to a tragic hero who is susceptible to human nature and tendencies. As a matter of fact, the audience has to relate to the hero, in terms of the era and the values he is representing.
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German movies, moving on the lines of German theater, have focused on issues of the contemporary period, which sometimes has ended up in controversy. The contribution of Germany and Austria in the field of world movies are usually ignored, especially in the era of Hollywood blockbusters.
Facts about German Films
Some of the amazing facts about German films, that are till now unknown in most part of the world, are:
- The three most important Hollywood studios- Universal Studios, MGM and Twentieth-Century Fox were founded by Germans.
- Prior to the world war II, the German movies were the strongest competitors of the Hollywood movies.
- The two most renowned film directors- Wolfgang Petersen and Roland Emmerich got their first break through German movies.
- German movies have won the academy awards thrice in the category of the best foreign film.
- The music of the most revered children's film was composed by a German composer.
The contribution of the pioneers of the German film industry in International movies cannot be ignored, especially with German directors like Fritz Lang, Wim Wenders, F.W. Murnau and Rainer Wernder Fassbinder. Some of the most famous Austrian directors are Billy Wilder and Otto Preminger, who have marked an irrefutable place in the field of International films. Majority of the actors and the actresses who have reigned the screens of Hollywood movies for quite some time now are Germans or Austrians. They are Arnold Schwarzenegger. Franke Potente and Diane Kruger.
Recently, the German films are coming into limelight because of the numerous film festivals and film fiestas that are being organized all over the world.
