Berliner Ballade
Short Films
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29m
Directed by Chris Marker • Documentary • 1990 • 29 minutes
Some months after the fall of the Berlin wall, Chris Marker shot this passionate documentary, reflecting the state of the place and its spirit with remarkable acuity. It is a complete version of a film that was created for French television in 1990, during the first free elections in East Berlin.
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