Travel to the 1920's through a painter's eyes, and discover why the Golden era shined brightest in Charlottenburg.
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Duration
1 hour, 35 minutes
Description
For a young artist in 1919, Kurfürstendamm was the place to be. This turbulent avenue was filled with shops, hotels and restaurants, theatres and cinemas. High society, artists and intellectuals all lived here. Berlin in the 1920's was known for freedom, tolerance, and a legendarily open sexuality. And Kurfürstendamm was the centre of it all. Women ditched ankle-long dresses and wide-brimmed hats for bob haircuts, some even kissed and held hands while walking down the street.
Walk this neighborhood with Jeanne Mammen, a painter in Berlin's Golden 20's. She was in the middle of it all and used the Kurfürstendamm as a huge atelier. Actress Meret Becker will be her voice on this Detour, and take you back in time to discover inner artist circles, wild nightlife, and revolutionary ideas about sexuality. You'll see the spot where Marlene Dietrich performed, and visit the flat of silent film star Asta Nielsen. And you'll discover why the Golden 20's shined brighter here than anywhere else in Berlin.
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Credits
Narrator: Meret Becker
Head of Content: Heather Schuster
Executive Producer: Stacey Book, Watchmen Productions GmbH
Producer: Nancy Biniadaki
Music Clearance: Elizabeth Pepin Silva
Featured Music: Wenn die beste Freundin - Marlene Dietrich, Margo Lion Das Lila Lied – Melinda Hughes / written by Mischa Spolianski (Pseudonym Arno Billing) and Kurt Schwabach The Lavender Song – Ute Lemper & Matrix Ensemble / written by Mischa Spolianski (Pseudonym Arno Billing) and Kurt Schwabach Audio Engineer Thomas "Enno" Nokielski
Image Credits: Nancy Biniadaki [Cover Picture, Highlights], Saskia Veigel [Navigation Pictures]
Featured Artwork: All featured artwork by Jeanne Mammen (© VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn): Photos © Förderverein der Jeanne-Mammen-Stiftung e.V., Berlin: "Berliner Straßenszene" n. d. [c. 1929], watercolor and pencil, (cat. rais. A 329). "Dirne auf grüner Couch" n. d. [ca. 1928], watercolor and pencil, (cat. rais. A 400). "Nutten" n. d. [ca. 1930], lithograph (asphalt print), (cat. rais. D 15 20/6). "Aschinger" n. d. [ca. 1926], watercolor and pencil, (cat. rais. A 204). "Freundinnen" for "Songs of Bilitis" n. d. [ca. 1928], lithograph, (cat. rais. D 19 P.A. 3). "Bei Kranzler" n. d. [c. 1929], watercolor and pencil, (cat. rais. A 321)
Photo © Berlinische Galerie: " Valeska Gert" n. d. [before 1929], oil on canvas, (cat. rais. G 11). Berlinische Galerie inv. no. BG-M 651/78.
Photos © Mathias Schormann: "Sie repräsentiert" n. d. [c. 1928], watercolor and pencil, (cat. rais. A 274)., "Self Portrait" n. d. [ca. 1926], watercolor, [cat. rais. SB XII/24]., "Verheissung eines Winters" 6.10.1975, oil and tinfoil on canvas, (cat. rais. G 295).
Archive Picture Josephine Baker in Berlin, Credit: ullstein bild - AKG
Special Thanks: Förderverein der Jeanne-Mammen-Stiftung e.V. – Cornelia Pastelak-Price Berlinische Galerie - Dr. Annelie Lütgens Katja Koblitz Dr. Claudia Schoppmann Pension Funk THE BAR
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