Sunday 23 January 2011

Kuhle Wampe

Kuhle Wampe oder: Wem gehört die Welt? (1932) ★★★

Kuhle Wampe (Who Owns the World?) is a 1932 German feature film about unemployment and left wing politics in the Weimar Republic. The script was conceived and written by Bertolt Brecht. He also directed the concluding scene: a political debate between strangers on a tram about the world coffee market. The final scene is so strong, intelligent and even moving, that is brings together the somewhat fragmented, impressionistic and occasionally surreal sections that have come before.
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The film ends with the singing of the Solidarity Song, with lyrics by Brecht and music from Hanns Eisler:



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