Comrade Couture (2009)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 1H 24M

Director : Marco Wilms

Synopsis

This film undertakes a journey into the amazing parallel universe of East Berlin’s fashion designers and experts in the art of survival. For, in the midst of the constraints of life in the GDR, there existed a fantasy world where it was possible to dance to another tune, be individual and even provocative. The most important characteristic of this bohemian scene was one’s per- sonal style. But this certainly wasn’t something that could be bought off the peg in the GDR. In this parallel universe it was up to you to create your own individual image – with your own hands. This film tells the story of the desires, the passion and the dreams that were tried and tested, lived and performed in the shadow of the Berlin Wall.

Actors

Sabine von Oettingen
Sabine von Oettingen
Herself
Frank - Jürgen Schäfer
Frank - Jürgen Schäfer
himself
Robert Paris
Robert Paris
himself

Crews

Marco Wilms
Marco Wilms
Director
Marlen Burghardt
Marlen Burghardt
Associate Producer
Carmen Cobos
Carmen Cobos
Producer
Gunnar Dedio
Gunnar Dedio
Executive Producer
Marco Voß
Marco Voß
Executive Producer
Marco Wilms
Marco Wilms
Producer
Lars Barthel
Lars Barthel
Cinematography
István Imre
István Imre
Cinematography
Jörg Jeshel
Jörg Jeshel
Cinematography
Hannah Leonie Prinzler
Hannah Leonie Prinzler
Assistant Director
Christian Schidlowski
Christian Schidlowski
Second Unit Director of Photography
Christian Riegel
Christian Riegel
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Mark Witte
Mark Witte
Sound
Tobias Fritzsch
Tobias Fritzsch
Sound
Thorsten Minning
Thorsten Minning
Sound Designer
Robert Handrick
Robert Handrick
Editor
Jan Heidebreck
Jan Heidebreck
Editor
Dirk Seliger
Dirk Seliger
Editor
Christian R. Timmann
Christian R. Timmann
Editorial Coordinator
Petra Gescher
Petra Gescher
Color Designer
Marcus Müller
Marcus Müller
Visual Effects
Tobias Schaarschmidt
Tobias Schaarschmidt
Visual Effects
Anneliese Pulst
Anneliese Pulst
Costume Coordinator
Moritz Denis
Moritz Denis
Theme Song Performance
Eike Hosenfeld
Eike Hosenfeld
Theme Song Performance
Ramona Bergmann
Ramona Bergmann
Researcher
Katja Dedio
Katja Dedio
Production Office Assistant
Olaf Jelinski
Olaf Jelinski
Researcher
Sabine Klemm
Sabine Klemm
Production Office Assistant
Ulrike Knauf
Ulrike Knauf
Title Designer
Ina Kraus
Ina Kraus
Researcher

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