In The Film Comedian Harmonists, Aimee And Jaguar, And Go For Zucker

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Discuss the similarities and differences in the films Comedian Harmonists, Rosenstrasse, Aimee & Jaguar, and Go For Zucker. How would you characterize the German-Jewish relationships? What do these relationships and the films themselves (that is, their cinematic style) tell us about how Germany is dealing with the Holocaust past? Make sure to comment on gender roles. Just as German language literature addressed the topic of German-Jewish relationship, German cinema was not far behind. In Films such as Joseph Vilsmaier’s Comedian Harmonists (1997), Max Färberböck’s Aimée und Jaguar (1999), and Margarethe von Trotta’s Rosenstrasse (2003), we witness German-Jewish relationship, how gender plays a role in mix, and who is portrayed as victim. Each of the film is very unique in there own ways, but all are stained on same glass in terms of the past. Comedian Harmonists, in which we see an internationally famous, all male German- Jewish close harmony ensemble that performed between 1928 and 1934 was one of the most successful musical group before the World War II. The group consisted of Harry Formmermann, Arsparuh Leschnikoff, Erich Collin, Roman Cycowski, Robert Biberti, and Erwin Bootz. They ran into trouble when the Nazi Germans came into power because half of the group was Jewish, and Nazis refuse to let them play publicly. First relationship we witness is within the group, half being German and the other half Jewish. This relationship was normal before the Nazis, Jews and Germans lived side by side. Another relationship we see is most obvious relationship we see is the Harry and Robert are both in love with the same woman Erna who is not Jewish. She likes Harry over Robert. He likes her as well, but not enough to propose marriage... ... middle of paper ... ...now where I will be 5 years from now and would I remember this class or not. I think these thing stay with you for life, when you read something and you know it has happened to someone it becomes part of that history. Now when I will talk about the Holocaust and year 1943, I Know I must include the Lesbian relationship that was up in the air in Berlin at the time period. That how I remember history. That’s how I will connect these love stories to the Holocaust. When faced with my friends my knowledge of the topic of the Holocaust is more than just facts it’s these love stories that were there in that time. Thank You, professor for amazing class. I never get up this early, and I failed a class this early back 3 semesters ago. But with your class, I looked forward to coming and letting myself speak on the topic and see what everyone had to say also. Thank you again!

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