Helke Misselwitz

Curious and thirsty for action, that's how the director remained all her life

Helke Misselwitz (born 18.7.1947), director: "Helke Misselwitz is one of the most important filmmakers of the last DEFA generation. Her cinematic exercises already attracted attention during her studies, but it was not until 1988 that she achieved national recognition with the documentary WINTER ÁDE (1988). The documentary is one of the most important about women in the GDR; longings and sensitivities are expressed unfiltered. After that, the director continued to make refreshing portraits of workers, delivered unvarnished images of GDR youth and, with HERZSPRUNG (1992), made one of the few German films about the political and social topicality shortly after the political turnaround in East Germany." (DEFA Foundation)

Helke Misselwitz (born 18.7.1947), director:

"Helke Misselwitz is one of the most important filmmakers of the last DEFA generation. Her cinematic exercises already attracted attention during her studies, but it was not until 1988 that she achieved national recognition with the documentary WINTER ÁDE (1988). The documentary is one of the most important about women in the GDR; longings and sensitivities are expressed unfiltered. After that, the director continued to make refreshing portraits of workers, delivered unvarnished images of GDR youth and, with HERZSPRUNG (1992), made one of the few German films about the political and social topicality shortly after the political turnaround in East Germany." (DEFA Foundation)

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