Berlin,Tiergarten
Directed by Marta Bergman

26 MIN
BETA DIGITAL (4/3)

Original version available
with English or French commentary
 
documentary – lifestyle – surroundings – art – culture
– society – history – nature – work – everyday life

SYNOPSIS

Long ago, the Tiergarten (Animal Garden) was the hunting reserve of the princes-electors. Converted to a park at the start of the 18th century, with Joseph Lenné’s planning, it became the green belt of “Big Berlin” of the 1920s. During the division of the city, West-Berlin wanted to promote this park as an area that symbolised the richness of culture present in the city. In 1987 as part of an architectural exhibition (IBA Berlin), prototype houses were built (Baumhauser). Today they are used as social housing as well as a workplace. With the tumbling of the wall was launched the building site of the Reichstag at one of the far ends of the park. A portrait of the Animal Park today: bicycles, idlers, dealers, revellers, flightiness, a veritable “Love Parade”…. A journey to the heart of Berliner territory - one of the true symbols of today’s reunified Germany.

CREDITS

Directed by : Marta Bergman
Script : Marta Bergman
Mister Kaleidoscope was written and acted by Marc-Henri Wajnberg
Image : Michel Baudour
Editing : Valérie Keyser
Sound : Jean-Jacques Quinet

INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION

Wajnbrosse Productions
Video cassette available on request: Contact - us

PRODUCTION

ARTE France
Panic Productions
Wajnbrosse Productions

With the support of:
Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC) ,
Ministère de la Communauté Française de Belgique et des Télédistributeurs Wallons

LINKS

Bibliothèque René Pechère (archives Peter Joseph Lenné): www.bvrp.net
Artiste Plasticien : Noam Braslavsky www.noammoon.com
Hotel sur l'eau :Edgar Schmidt von Groeling www.houseboat-berlin.com
Velotaxi GmbH Berlin www.velotaxi.com
Architecture, urbanisme et planification www.iba.nrw.de