Jürgen Böttcher
Also Known As: Strawalde
Biography: Jürgen Böttcher (pseudonym Strawalde, born 8 July 1931) is a German film director and painter. He is best known for his film Born in '45.
Department: Directing
Place of Birth: Frankenberg, Germany
Birthday: July 08, 1931
Adult: No
Gender: Male
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Documentary filmmaking: Christoph Hübner talks with Jürgen Böttcher
Overview: Interview with Jürgen Böttcher about his filmmaking practice conducted and directed by Christoph Hübner
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1990-12-31
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The Kitchen
Overview: This documentary follows a group of women on a typical workday as they prepare meals for a dockyard in Rostock. The viewer never learns their names - there are no interviews. The women are presented simply as workers: cooking, cleaning, hauling, and serving dishes amid clanking pots and hot steam.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1987-03-20
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In Georgia
Overview: Impressionistic East German documentary filmed mainly in the Georgian countryside in 1986-1987. The director, a painter, wanted to see if similar scenes to those found in the work of Georgian painter Niko Pirosmanishvili still existed there.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1988-03-04
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Die Mamais
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1974-11-29
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Sammelsurium - Ein ostelbischer Kulturfilm
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1992-11-12
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La Villette
Overview: Only two months after the fall of the Berlin Wall, in January 1990, almost two hundred controversial East German visual and performance artists—including Jürgen Böttcher, the Autoperforation Artists, AG Geige, Via Lewandowsky, Trak Wendisch, Conny Hege, Klaus Killisch, Helga Paris and Hanns Schimansky—presented works rarely shown in the GDR at the exhibition space in the former La Villette slaughterhouses on the outskirts of Paris.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1990-07-17
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Gebrochene Glut
Overview: Grabe's film about his friend, fellow filmmaker, and painter Jürgen Böttcher aka Strawalde.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2001-07-08
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Der Maler und Filmemacher Jürgen Böttcher Strawalde
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2004-01-01
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Strawalde und Penck malen ein Bild
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1991-01-01
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Zeitzeugengespräch Jürgen Böttcher
Overview: In this interview with contemporary witnesses, painter and director Jürgen Böttcher talks about some stages of his professional career. This also includes his path to film art and his work at Deutsche Film AG (DEFA) in Potsdam-Babelsberg. He also tells of his experiences during the shooting of films such as "Barfuß und ohne Hut", "Rangierer" and the documentary film "Jahrgang 45", once banned but finally re-released at the Berlinale 2015. During the conversation, questions about the difference and similarities between painting and film, the significance of music in film, Böttcher's preference for black and white, and his criteria for choosing topics for documentary film projects will be discussed.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2015-01-01
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Berliner Ballade
Overview: Some months after the fall of the Berlin wall, during the time of federal elections in Germany in 1990, Chris Marker shot this passionate documentary, reflecting the state of the place and its spirit with remarkable acuity.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1990-11-08
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Strawalde - Ein Leben in Bildern
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2021-07-04
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Ein bisschen Luft unter die Flügel
Overview: Founded in 1954 as the “Deutsche Hochschule für Filmkunst”, today's “Hochschule für Film und Fernsehen” is celebrating its 50th anniversary. The documentary traces the history of the university. Graduates of the school have their say and excerpts of student films from five decades are presented.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2004-10-25
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