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The Tin Drum Die blechtrommel
The document discusses the historical context of the 'lost east' in relation to the Potsdam Accords and the displacement of approximately 11.3 million Heimatvertriebene in post-war Germany. It focuses on the film 'Die Blechtrommel,' highlighting its themes of cultural conflict and the impact of Nazi ideology on various communities in Danzig. The conclusion reflects on the tragic consequences of these events, describing the east as a misunderstood paradise now permanently lost.
The Tin Drum Die blechtrommel
- 1. Die Blechtommel Icon: The Lost East Richard McKenzie 10 May 2012 © University of Reading 2006 www.reading.ac.uk
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- 4. The Lost East ThePotsdam Accords 4
- 5. The Lost East •Approx 11,329,676 Heimatvertriebene recorded in 1950 • Lived in emergency accommodation around Germany • Umsiedler – E Germany • Heimatvertriebene –W Germany 5
- 6. The Lost East •Strong political force in W Germany – Held 27 seats in Bundestag in 1953 • Presented as the heart of German suffering • East presented as idyll • Approx 10 films made about the flight of eastern territories 6
- 7. Die Blechtrommel • WGerman • 1979 • Oscar Winner • Volker Schlöndorff b1939 • Günter Grass b1927 • Novel 1958 • Set in Danzig 7
- 8. Die Blechtrommel • Asexualised German fairy tale without a happy ending • Sex used to show conflict and attraction between cultures • Sex used to mark changes in time 8
- 9. Die Blechtrommel The mythicallost East or the wild East ? 9
- 10. Die Blechtrommel The mythicallost East or the wild East ? 10
- 11. Die Blechtrommel A Hymnto Danzig • Kashubian • Polish • German • Jews • Free? • Live in confused harmony • Forced to choose by Nazis 11
- 12. Die Blechtrommel The RidiculousNazis • Grotesque • Vicious • Seductive • Destructive 12
- 13. Die Blechtrommel The TerribleChoice • Jan Bronski – Polish • Alfred Matzerath – Nazi • Agnes Matzerath – Can’t choose • Grandmother – Kashubian 13
- 14. Die Blechtrommel Victims • Jews •Markus • Bronksi • Poles • Matzerath • Maria • Oskar’s Grandmother • Danzig 14
- 15. The Soviets • Liberatorsor Perpetrators? 15
- 16. Die Blechtrommel The East-ParadiseLost ? 16
- 17. Conclusion • Lost easternterritories a confused mix of cultures • Ridiculous Nazi’s seduced Danzig and the people paid the price for seduction with lives • Germans, Jews, culture victims • Now a paradise lost • Soviet perpetrators not liberators • East gone for ever 17