German Filmstitut presents censorship project to the Weimar Republic
An interesting insight into the cultural policy of the Weimar Republic and the Third Reich allows the German FilmStitut (DIF). After completion of his project "Forbidden pictures, manipulated films" It is now present on the Internet its edition of the censorship decisions of the Berlin Film Supporting site from the years 1920 to 1938.
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The clou is: the 7.000 Pages Original documents are available as PDF files for download. After the entry into force of the Reichslichtlichtgesetz on 12. May 1920 all films had to be admitted before their first attendances of official jobs.
The documents gathered by the DIF from own and foreign sources give a detailed impression of the censoring, revealing motives and show the political shifts to the end of the Weimar Republic: Ehedem approved films were banned by the Nazis fiercely, later became the Zenschur in one Vortzenur converted by the Reichspropagandaministeries, as can be read in the essay films in court.
The edition of the DIF is comprehensive. Not only the censorship history of the respective film were documented, and extensive filmographic information is available. True films are also introduced as an introduction to the complex topic, their trap were presented for detail with photos, film clips and contemporary reviews.