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...other European country, went to Hollywood entertainment, especially Disney and James Bond. But in 1981 there were significant local advances. A low-budget expose of youthful degeneracy in Berlin, Christiane F., became the biggest German moneymaker in the nation's history; and right behind Christiane F. was Das Boot (The Boat), a $12 million U-boat melodrama. Now, these two films and three others are entering American release, with hopes high and cinematic intelligence flaring. Make no mistake: the Germans are here...
...though it seems they might prefer a melding of the two: enthusiastic dancing-types who can afford to pay real cover charges. Capitalism doesn't pose problems for Burma, as it does for some hands they play with. At Jasper's the opening group. Proletariat, sings a tune called "Das Kapital" and the musicians wear Solidarity tee-shirts. Proletariat belts out one number with the line. "Religion is the opiate of the masses," and this is New Wave as well...
...FILM: "Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse"; GSU, Rm. 314; Wednesday...
...addresses of their safe houses. The houses, in turn, provided authorities with "boxes and boxes" of further evidence. "It was a gold mine," said one exultant investigator. "When these people are underground, one of them invariably thinks he or she is going to write the new Das Kapital. So they write every damn thing down, and sometimes they tape it all. You'd think they would have learned from Nixon...
...das? Was ist das?" The guard hunched over the sculptures, his hands on his knees, neck twisted to look at me. His eyes were full of amazement and disbelief. Even the gallery guards in Munich are consumed by the city's art. Munich produces little that is really new, but its citizens revel in what they have and overwhelm visitors with their enthusiasm...