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On Probation. by Zschoche, Herrmann,film director.; Steyer, Christian,actor.; Schwarz, Jaecki,actor.; Sass, Katrin,actor.; Lennartz, Monika,actor.; Werner, Ursula,actor.; Kockisch, Uwe,actor.; DEFA Film Library (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Christian Steyer, Jaecki Schwarz, Katrin Sass, Monika Lennartz, Ursula Werner, Uwe KockischOriginally produced by DEFA Film Library in 1981.“I can't live without my children!” is the cry of a desperate mother. Nina Kern, a divorcee in her late twenties, loses custody of her three children through a temporary restraining order citing accusations of “child neglect” and “antisocial lifestyle.” The judge gives Nina one last chance on probation to prove that she is fit to care for her children. A civil engineer and a teacher from the neighborhood assume responsibility for Nina and her children. Will she prove herself?A touching film adaptation of the eponymous novel by Tine Schulze-Gerlach.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Motion pictures--Germany.; Families.; Motion pictures--Europe.;
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Farewell Disco. by Losansky, Rolf,film director.; Matschulat, Annelise,actor.; Kubisch, Holger,actor.; Schulze, Horst,actor.; Schwarz, Jaecki,actor.; DEFA Film Library (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Annelise Matschulat, Holger Kubisch, Horst Schulze, Jaecki SchwarzOriginally produced by DEFA Film Library in 1990.15-year-old Henning is deeply shaken by the death of Silke, his first love. He decides to visit his grandfather one more time in his village that soon must give way to brown coal mining. Henning is speechless when he sees excavators eating through the landscape, destroying all life. In the almost deserted area, he encounters various people: A scavenger; a villager, who saves animals; and a woman in a closed disco. Being in this seemingly haunted environment, questions arise for the boy about the responsibility of saving the earth. In the end, he plants little trees in an almost dead landscape.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.;
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