The Best of German Newsreels

The series is based on stock footage of the German Weekly Review (Deutsche Wochenschau), the German weekly TV news show, from 1949 until 1970. It exposes the wishes and hopes of the German society: Their values and norms with regard to the cold war and development of society during twenty years of German history.

The series is based on stock footage of the “German Weekly Review”, from 1949 until 1970. It exposes the wishes and hopes of the German society: Their values and norms with regard to the cold war and development of society during the twenty years of German history. The illustrative and straightforward original commentary represents the unique and distinctive characteristics of the series. The Best of German Newsreels is a complex diary of the German nation which is surprising and touching and inspires a walk down memory lane.