Journal
Articles and commentary on current topics. The journal examines the historical background of photos and films. What we see seems clear—and yet remains open to interpretation. Behind every image lies a story, behind every film a reality that is greater than the excerpt it shows. Careful research is needed to understand the contexts that historical images reveal.
A.D. 1999 – Future 50 years ago
How Silicon Valley envisions the future in 1967 In retrospect, it usually seems rather funny how people once imagined their future. In contrast, the film A.D. 1999, [...]
Buchenwald Concentration Camp April 1945
Buchenwald Concentration Camp The Buchenwald concentration camp had been reached by US troops on 11 April 1945. The film was shot 5 days later, on 16 April [...]
Hieronymus Bosch and the Fantastic in Art
Hieronymus Bosch and the Fantastic in Art A documentary film in 2 parts for ARTE about the medieval painter Hieronymus Bosch. The painter Jerome van Aaken, called [...]
God is the Light – Chartres
God is the Light - the Cathedral of Chartres In summer 1996 we came back to Chartres for the first time after many years. The [...]
Summer of Love 1967
Summer of Love 1967 “If you’re going to San Francisco…” Scott McKenzie’s song conquered the charts all over the world in 1967. The birth of Flower Power. [...]
Shirley Clarke and the EXPO of 1958 in Brussels
The filmmaker Shirley Clarke and the EXPO of 1958 New York City born Shirley Clarke was originally a dancer. She studied with Martha Graham and [...]
The Nolde Debate
The Nolde Debate Emil Nolde is one of the most important German expressionists. Although he was a member of the Danish NS party, he was denounced by [...]
Richard Strauss, Klaus Mann, William Wyler 1945
Richard Strauss 1945. The story of a never shown film role Richard Strauss shows in his garden. The visits of Klaus Mann and William Wyler to Garmisch [...]
A Computer Glossary
A Computer Glossary The film "A Computer Glossary" was produced in 1968 for the IBM Pavilion at the San Antonio World Exposition. It shows the functioning of [...]
Sputnik
Sputnik 1 Sputnik 1 was the first artificial earth satellite. It marks the beginning of the space age on 4 October 1957. The satellite was launched for [...]
Pictures of a landscape: The Maritime Alps
The Maritime Alps A documentary about the French Maritime Alps. (BR 2001) Written and directed by Stephan Bleek Camera: Benedikt Preisinger Editing: Dirk Göhler [...]
Passion, faith, sensuality. Rubens and the Art of the Baroque
Passion, faith, sensuality. Rubens and the Art of the Baroque A film about the life of Peter Paul Rubens. Rubens is credited with more than 2000 paintings [...]
Raffael – the Rebirth of Arts
A documentary film about the Renaissance painter Raphael. (BR 2000) Written and directed by Stephan Bleek Camera: Hermann Reichmann Editing: Katharina Sanders The name Raphael means the rebirth of art. [...]
Steelmakers in Bavaria
Steelworks Maxhütte Photo: Bleek A documentary film about the Maxhütte steelworks in Sulzbach-Rosenberg, which has been shut down today. Steel workers and engineers tell the story. (BR 1999) [...]
Theaters of World Cultures: Florence and the Spirit of the Renaissance
A documentary about the Florence of the Renaissance. Written an directed by Stephan Bleek.
Pictures of a landscape: The Haute Provence
A documentary about the Grand Canyon du Verdon and Haute Provence. (BR 1997)
