15 Essential Films for an Introduction to New German Cinema

"The sixties are rightfully remembered as a period of global instability. The youth took to the streets from Selma to Paris and it seemed the status quo was crumbling around them.
In 1962 however a group of young discontented filmmakers declared war by signing the Oberhausen Manifesto. It declared "the old cinema is dead. We believe in the new cinema."
This list is intended as an introduction to both the signees of the manifesto and (even more so) the heirs to their legacy. It is important to note that despite being thought of as one movement the films are thematically and stylistically extremely varied.
Some are historical epics, others deeply personal studies of racism or terrorism, others still are absurd or disconnectedly philosophical. There is perhaps only one common thread running through the entire list and that is that they are all affected by, moulded from, breaking out of or rebelling against the past".

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