The Dove on the Roof and The VW Complex
<p><em>The Dove on the Roof</em> and <em>The VW Complex </em></p> <p>Sunday 26 February | Doors 7pm | Admission free</p> <p><em>The Dove on the Roof</em> / <em>Die Taube auf dem Dach<br /> </em>By Iris Gusner<br /> Germany (GDR), 1973, 84 mins</p> <p><em>The VW Complex</em> / <em>Der VW-Komplex<br /> </em>By Hartmut Bitomsky<br /> Germany, 1990, 93 mins</p> <p>Hartmut Bitomsky’s intriguing investigation of Volkswagen combines archival material and his own footage. He writes:</p> <p>However a VW is put together, what comes out is always the Federal Republic of Germany.</p> <p>The VW factory is a museum of industrial technology, and at the same time it is its Utopia. The old factory buildings convey the impression of almost like being in a cathedral. In order to communicate with the crane operators high above, the workers beat on the steel griders with heavy hammers. The new buildings, however, are much lower—like in a complex of new apartments, in which you can touch the ceilings with your hands. While going around inside the buildings, you can follow the creation of an automobile and at the same time bid farewell to the industrial age…</p>
Editors: Full Unemployment Cinema
Directors: Iris Gusner, Hartmut Bitomsky
Contributors: Jim Morton, Barton Byg
Part of: Full Unemployment Cinema