Bücher sind Brot, dessen der Mensch bedarf

Books Are Bread and Human Beings Need Them

A quote by literary figure Johannes R. Becher, first Minister of Culture of the GDR, supplies the title of this film about the 1982 International Book Art Exhibition. Sensitively composed images embed the IBA in the hustle and bustle of Leipzig. Old and new shots of the city, in black and white and in colour, take us to some of the 82 national booths of this book art contest, accompanied by atmospheric piano music.

Format
Movie
Episodes
1
Episode Duration
6 mins
Status
Finished
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Type
Movie
Format
Movie
Episodes
1
Episode Duration
6 mins
Status
Finished
Start Date
Jan 1, 1982
Season
1982
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0
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0
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Genres
Documentary
Country
XG
English
Books Are Bread and Human Beings Need Them

Description

A quote by literary figure Johannes R. Becher, first Minister of Culture of the GDR, supplies the title of this film about the 1982 International Book Art Exhibition. Sensitively composed images embed the IBA in the hustle and bustle of Leipzig. Old and new shots of the city, in black and white and in colour, take us to some of the 82 national booths of this book art contest, accompanied by atmospheric piano music.

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Japanese

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