Memento (1966)

A film about Jewish cemeteries in East Berlin, based on a screenplay by Günter Kunert, with text by Rabbi Martin Riesenburger. There are shots of gravestones and inscriptions – deported, murdered, perished; in Auschwitz or Theresienstadt. Commentary reminds us of the victims – "in 1933, 160,564 Jewish citizens lived in Berlin; in 1945, 3,500".

Released Feb. 16, 1966 16 min None+

Genres: Documentary, Short

Keywords: mdblist.imdb-short, mdblist.two-actors

Production Companies: DEFA-Studio für Dokumentarfilme

Languages: German