Vol. XIII (2007), no 20 - The International Newsletter of Communist ...
Vol. XIII (2007), no 20 - The International Newsletter of Communist ...
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<strong>The</strong> <strong>International</strong> Newletter <strong>of</strong> <strong>Communist</strong> Studies Online <strong>XIII</strong> (<strong><strong>20</strong>07</strong>), <strong>no</strong> <strong>20</strong> <strong>20</strong>0<br />
New Film on the Katyn Massacre by Andrzej Wajda in Production.<br />
<strong>The</strong> internationally ack<strong>no</strong>wledged film director Andrzej Wajda is currently working on a new<br />
movie under the title "Post Mortem - Opowiesc Katynska". <strong>The</strong> filming <strong>of</strong> this movie,<br />
dedicated to the massacre <strong>of</strong> Polish <strong>of</strong>ficers by Soviet troops in Katyn, has started in October<br />
<strong>20</strong>06, the release has been an<strong>no</strong>unced for <strong>20</strong>08. More information at<br />
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0879843/.<br />
Movie on Malayan <strong>Communist</strong> Leader Gets Banned in Malaysia.<br />
"Lelaki Komunis Terahkir" ("<strong>The</strong> Last <strong>Communist</strong>") is described by director Amir Muhammad as<br />
a "semi-musical documentary". It deals with the exiled leader <strong>of</strong> the Malayan <strong>Communist</strong><br />
Party Chin Peng and the Malayan Emergency, the communist insurrection in Malaysia which<br />
lasted between 1948 and 1960. <strong>The</strong> movie, following Chin Pengs life and interluded with<br />
propaganda-styled songs, had its premiere at the <strong>20</strong>06 Berlin Filmfestival and was screened<br />
on various other festivals worldwide. In Malaysia though, the film was banned by the<br />
government's Home Affairs ministry. <strong>The</strong> <strong>of</strong>ficial homepage for the movie is reachable under<br />
http://www.redfilms.com.my/lelakikomunis.htm.<br />
"Das Leben der Anderen". Movie about the Stasi Receives an Oscar.<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>20</strong>06 German movie "Das Leben der Anderen" ("<strong>The</strong> Life <strong>of</strong> the Others") tells the story <strong>of</strong> a<br />
Stasi <strong>of</strong>ficer who is ordered to surveil cultural activities in East Berlin in the 1980s and gets<br />
drawn to the world <strong>of</strong> cultural dissent. <strong>The</strong> film, after having a e<strong>no</strong>rmous acclaim by critics<br />
and the general public, and after having received various awards including the Golden Globe,<br />
won the <strong>20</strong>06 Oscar as „best foreign language film <strong>of</strong> the year“.<br />
Opera about Karl Radek Premiered in Austria.<br />
At the "Bregenzer Festspiele" festival on August 12th <strong>20</strong>06, the composer Richard Dünser and<br />
the librettist Thomas Höft presented the opera "Radek", based on the biography <strong>of</strong> the famous<br />
Soviet and Comintern activist. For some scenes, Höft has quoted various archival documents<br />
to reconstruct the dialogues <strong>of</strong> Radek, Lenin, Trockij and others.