GERMANY · 1979

The Patriotic Woman

Alexander Kluge
New German Cinema history education alternative historiography textbook critique physical archaeology german history
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Gabi Teichert, a history teacher, is unhappy with the way history is portrayed in textbooks and is looking for an alternative, more practical approach to 'uncovering' the past, quite literally digging with the spade and dissecting books with hammers and drills.

Year1979
CountryGermany
DirectorAlexander Kluge
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