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Persistence Resistance 2012 will be presenting a selection of rare films from the archive of the Deutsche Film-Aktiengesellschaft (DEFA).

The DEFA retrospective presents films from the former East German film studio which have been selected with the aim of providing an overview of film production in the erstwhile German Democratic Republic. Twenty-two years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, they bear witness to everyday life in East Germany. As part of Germany’s cultural heritage, they are an important source for understanding the history of divided Germany.

The selection features a small section of DEFA Foundation’s mammoth collection comprising 950 feature films, 820 animation films and more than 5800 documentary films that were produced between 1946 and 1992 in various DEFA studios. The retrospective is part of an on-going process of preserving DEFA films as a rich reservoir of Germany's national cultural heritage.

The DEFA retrospective presents films from the former East German film studio which have been selected with the aim of providing an overview of film production in the erstwhile German Democratic Republic. Twenty-two years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, they bear witness to everyday life in East Germany. As part of Germany’s cultural heritage, they are an important source for understanding the history of divided Germany.

The selection features a small section of DEFA Foundation’s mammoth collection comprising 950 feature films, 820 animation films and more than 5800 documentary films that were produced between 1946 and 1992 in various DEFA studios. The retrospective is part of an on-going process of preserving DEFA films as a rich reservoir of Germany's national cultural heritage.

The five films in a dedicated Video Parlour will play in a continuous loop through the day, allowing the viewer to enter the programme at any particular moment and continue till the cycle completes.

Venue: Changes according to dates

February 9 - 11, 2012: British Council; 17 Kasturba Gandhi Marg; Connaught Place; New Delhi 110001
February 10, 2012: Arts Faculty; Delhi University North Campus; Room no. 22
February 12 - 15, 2012: Indian International Centre; 40, Max Mueller Marg; New Delhi 110003.
February 17, 2012: Goethe-Institut, Max Mueller Bhavan; 3, Kasturba Gandhi Marg; New Delhi 110001.

Timings: 11:00 AM to 09:00 PM

For further information log on to: http://www.persistenceresistance.in