Archive of films Grandmother, Hitler and I / Mormor, Hitler och jag
Sweden
2001, 17 min
Section:
Documentary Films in Competition
Year: 2001
Synopsis
Carl Johan De Geer as a boy spent some happy years with his grandmother who, even after the war, remained a firm believer in Nazism. Many years after her death the adult Carl Johan begins following up certain clues. What could have drawn her to Nazism, this special woman with her funny bun, her enthusiastic love for Hitler, her heavy brown furniture and ‘true Aryan art’?
About the director
Carl Johan De Geer (b. 1938, Canada) studied at Konstfack in Stockholm. His speciality is no-budget productions, among them his latest short documentary Grandmother, Hitler and I (Mormor, Hitler och jag, 2001). Filmography: Broth (Buljon, 1995), Lie (Lögn, 1996), Teater (1998, short), Jag Minns Lena Svedberg (1999, short doc.).
About the film
Black & white, 35 mm
Section: | Documentary Films in Competition |
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Director: | Carl Johan De Geer |
Screenplay: | Carl Johan De Geer |
Dir. of Photography: | Harry Tuvanen |
Music: | Richard Wagner |
Editor: | Thomas Täng |
Producer: | Freddy Olsson |
Production: | Bokomotiv - De Geer and Olsson AB |