In 1962, a group of young German film directors signed a manifesto at Oberhausen calling for a revival of the country’s cinema, and a shift away from the nostalgic, escapist German films of the 1950s. The group released their first feature films in 1966, most notably Alexander Kluger’s Yesterday Girl (Abschied von gestern). By the early 1970s, Wim Wenders, Werner Herzog, and Rainer Werner Fassbinder were leading a German new wave (das neue Kino) that lasted until Fassbinder’s death in 1982.
Yesterday Girl will be shown at Khontemporary in Khon Kaen this afternoon, alongside Herzog’s epic Aguirre, the Wrath of God (Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes), as part of a programme titled From Oberhausen Manifesto to New German Cinema (จาก Oberhausen Manifesto สู่ New German Cinema). The event is organised by Doc Club.
The From Oberhausen Manifesto to New German Cinema programme was first shown at Bangkok Art and Culture Centre earlier this year. Aguirre, the Wrath of God was previously shown in 2020 at Bangkok Screening Room. The Oberhausen manifesto is reprinted in Film Manifestos and Global Cinema Cultures.
Yesterday Girl will be shown at Khontemporary in Khon Kaen this afternoon, alongside Herzog’s epic Aguirre, the Wrath of God (Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes), as part of a programme titled From Oberhausen Manifesto to New German Cinema (จาก Oberhausen Manifesto สู่ New German Cinema). The event is organised by Doc Club.
The From Oberhausen Manifesto to New German Cinema programme was first shown at Bangkok Art and Culture Centre earlier this year. Aguirre, the Wrath of God was previously shown in 2020 at Bangkok Screening Room. The Oberhausen manifesto is reprinted in Film Manifestos and Global Cinema Cultures.
