Cultural Experimentation Flashcards
Describe culture in the Weimar Republic?
Influenced by a international developments mass
How did the Weimar Republic encourage the film industry to develop?
USA was a government organised film company dominating the German film market
Name some American movies that had an impact?
Gold rush 1925
Charlie Chaplin silent movie
Name two German movies
Blue angle 1930
Metropolis 1926
How many people owned a radio by 1932?
One in four
How did cabaret mock the conventions of old Germany?
Used satirical comedy, jazz semi, nude dancers, show cases social and political themes
One example of literature looking at social themes
New objectivity became zeittgeatre - left wing plays
Example of playwright
Brecht
What was the Bauhaus movement?
A new style of architecture and design it was mostly simple and functional designs
What new movement was linked to Weimar art?
New objectivity
Name two famous Weimar artists
- Otto Dix
- georg grosz
What messages were these artists getting across?
Strong political and social messages
Critical of Herman degradation
How did the treaty of Versailles affect the culture in Weimar Republic?
Led to cultural and social experimentation
