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Goethe-Institut Washington Link The Red Elvis: Dean Reed in Film Film Series Monday, 03 December 2007 - Monday, 07 January 2008, 6:30 pm Goethe-Institut Washington, GoetheForum German with English subtitles $6 / $4 +1 202 289 1200 info@washington.goethe.org The gifted American-born singer Dean Reed (1938-1986), compared by many to Elvis Presley, is largely unknown in the US, perhaps because he made an unusual decision: early in his career, following a successful South American tour, he decided to stay in Argentina. One of the most popular singers on the continent, he was particularly famous in Argentina, Peru, and Chile, where he released numerous albums and hosted his own television show. His experiences there led him to adopt Marxism and speak out against oppression and poverty. When he was deported from Argentina in 1966, Reed settled in Communist East Germany, where he began to write and perform in films. His fame continued to grow, and in the Soviet Union and East Germany he was regarded as the “singer of the Other America.” Citizens in the Eastern Bloc, where Western music was not easily accessible, were drawn to Reed’s music and charisma, which provided emotional release and a glimpse into the world of the West. Over the years, he played in 20 films, produced 13 records, and gave concerts in 32 countries. By the 1980s, Reed had fallen into disfavor with many East Germans for his hypocritical lifestyle, in which he enjoyed all the benefits of being an American. However, he continued to write, direct, and perform in films in Germany until his death, probably by suicide, in 1986. This film series provides the chance to explore the endeavors of an American expatriate whose beliefs and talents touched many other parts of the world. With the support of the DEFA Foundation, Germany Link Blood Brothers (Blutsbru"der) Dean Reed Film Series Film Monday, 03 December 2007, 6:30 pm Goethe-Institut Washington, GoetheForum German with English subtitles $6 / $4 +1 202 289 1200 info@washington.goethe.org Germany, 1975, 92 min., DVD, Director: Werner W. Wallroth Introduced by Peter Rollberg, Associate Professor of Slavic Languages, Film Studies and International Affairs, George Washington University. Professor Rollberg received his doctorate from the University of Leipzig after studying in Leipzig and Moscow. This movie takes after the American genre of Westerns, except that it emphasizes the struggles and suffering of Native Americans, according to the East German style of “Indianerfilme.” A soldier named Harmonika (Dean Reed) joins in the massacre of an Indian village. He is disgusted by the brutality toward defenseless women and children, and deserts from the army. The Indians capture him, but he gradually becomes their friend and unites with a warrior named Harter Felsen (Gojko Mitic) to rise up against the injustices of the white men. Link The Red Elvis (Der Rote Elvis) Dean Reed Film Series Film Monday, 10 December 2007, 6:30 pm Goethe-Institut Washington, GoetheForum German with English subtitles $6 / $4 +1 202 289 1200 info@washington.goethe.org Germany, 2007, 90 min., DVD, Director: Leopold Gru"n What influenced the beliefs of Dean Reed? What made him so popular in other parts of the world while his fame in America was muted? This documentary on the life of Dean Reed, which premiered at the 2007 Berlin Film Festival, tackles these questions and others while telling the story of his rise and fall. The film includes interviews with family members, Chilean radio DJ Chucho Fernandez, author Isabel Allende, and actor Armin Mu"ller-Stahl. Link Sing, Cowboy, Sing Dean Reed Film Series Film Monday, 17 December 2007, 6:30 pm Goethe-Institut Washington, GoetheForum German with English subtitles $6 / $4 +1 202 289 1200 info@washington.goethe.org Germany/Romania, 1981, 86 min., 35mm, Director: Dean Reed This film chronicles the story of two cowboys (Dean Reed and Va'clav Necka'r) who earn their keep as a singing duo and with odd jobs. They find themselves constantly entangled in adventure and always fight for the good guys. Link Tamara Dean Reed Film Series Film Monday, 07 January 2008, 6:30 pm Goethe-Institut Washington, GoetheForum German with English subtitles $6 / $4 +1 202 289 1200 info@washington.goethe.org Germany, 2007, 90 min., DVD, Director: Peter Kahane Although Dean Reed was one of the better-known East German singers, he was certainly not the only one who proved it was possible to live in the GDR as a pop idol. Tamara Danz was an icon to a whole generation of wild young things in the onetime Workers-and-Farmers-State. The female lead singer of the rock group “Silly” was loud and unorthodox – the antithesis of rock bands like the “Pudhys” that were acceptable to the regime. Born in Prague, Peter Kahane returned to the GDR in 1950. His first feature film, Ete und Ali, was a surprise hit in the GDR.