Das Kaninchen bin ich : The rabbit is me /

A young woman, tainted after her brother's arrest for subversive political activities, has an affair with an older man. He turns out to be the judge that put her brother in jail.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Bredemeyer, Reiner, 1929-1995 (Composer), Rosenfeld, Gerhard (Composer)
Corporate Author:	DEFA (Producer)
Other Authors:	Maetzig, Kurt, 1911-2012 (Director), Sonnabend, Martin (Producer), Waller, Angelika, 1944- (Actor), Müller, Alfred, 1926- (Actor), Voigt, Ilse, 1905-1990 (Actor), Winkler, Wolfgang, 1943- (Actor), Schellhardt, Helmut, 1929-2002, Bieler, Manfred, 1934-2002
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	German
Language Notes:	In German with subtitles in English.
Published:	[New York, N.Y.] : [Berlin] : First Run Features ; Icestorm Entertainment, [2007]
Subjects:	Bieler, Manfred, > 1934-2002 > Film adaptations. Judges > Germany (East) > Drama. Political corruption > Germany (East) > Drama. Brothers and sisters > Germany (East) > Drama. Imprisonment > Germany (East) > Drama. Germany (East) > Drama. Bieler, Manfred, > 1934-2002. > Maria Morzeck > Film adaptations. Foreign films. Motion pictures, German. Comedy films. Dark comedy films. Film adaptations. Fiction films. Feature films.

Description
Summary:	A young woman, tainted after her brother's arrest for subversive political activities, has an affair with an older man. He turns out to be the judge that put her brother in jail.
Item Description:	Originally produced by DEFA Productions in East Germany in 1965. Based on Maria Morzeck, oder, Das Kaninchen bin ich / [by] Manfred Bieler. Title from container. Aspect ratio 1.37:1. Special features: interview with director Kurt Maetzig (1999); film interview with Hans Bentzien, former GDR Minister of Culture, on Censorship in 1965 (1993); "The rabbit is me and the banned films of 1965-66" essay; docu-trailer "Banned!" (2005); newsreels about the film; biographies and filmographies. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (109 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD; NTSC; region 1; mono.
Awards:	Berlin International Film Festival, 1990: FIPRESCI Prize, Honorable Mention - Forum of New Cinema (Kurt Maetzig) ; Interfilm Award, Honorable Mention - Forum of New Cinema (Kurt Maetzig)
Production Credits:	Cinematographer, Erich Gusko ; editor, Helga Krause ; music, Reiner Bredemeyer, Gerhard Rosenfeld ; costume designer, Rita Bieler ; production designer, Alfred Thomalla.