Die Windrose
1957 film
- 8 March 1957 (1957-03-08) (East Germany)
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Die Windrose (The Windrose) was a film made for the East German production company DEFA in 1957 and commissioned by the Women's International Democratic Federation.[1] Alberto Cavalcanti was film director, with artistic input from Joris Ivens, Simone Signoret, Yves Montand and Helene Weigel, wife of German dramatist Bertold Brecht. All collaborated in the making of this film, a docu-drama about the struggle of female workers in Italy, Brazil, the Soviet Union, China and France, united as "pioneers of the way which leads to a better future".[2][3]
Cast
- Angela Brunner ... (voice)
- Aracy Cardoso
- Valdo César
- Marlene França
- Armida Gianassi ... Giovanna
- Yves Montand
- Vanja Orico
- Carla Pozzi
- Simone Signoret
- Aurélio Teixeira
- Miguel Torres
- Helene Weigel
- Yen Mei-yi
- Zinaida Kirienko
References
- ^ Fuchs, Rachel G.; Epstein, Anne (November 18, 2016). Gender and Citizenship in Historical and Transnational Perspective: Agency, Space, Borders. Macmillan International Higher Education. ISBN 9781137497765 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Die WINDROSE (1957)". BFI. Archived from the original on November 25, 2017.
- ^ "DE JORIS IVENS_30.pdf Films in Production" (PDF). 11 DEFA und DIE WINDROSE. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 11, 2007. Retrieved January 14, 2006.
External links
- Die Windrose at IMDb
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