This article is devoted to the study of the problem of “overcoming the past” in German culture (through understanding this phenomenon by means of contemporary German cinema and its possibilities as a communication tool) from the standpoint of cultural studies. This involves the inclusion in the research field of a number of theoretical developments and approaches of domestic and foreign cultural scientists, philosophers, cultural anthropologists, film critics, etc. (A. Talal, N. Ryabchikova, J. Gieseke, R. Mora, D. Boyer, etc.). As an empirical basis for the study, the film works of contemporary German directors are analyzed: F.H. von Donnersmarck ("The Lives of Others"), W. Becker ("Goodbye, Lenin!"), as well as the features of the themes and creative methods of representatives of the Berlin School. The selection of the above films as the research material is determined by the following considerations: the perceived significance of these films, which have caused quite a serious discussion in various venues: in the scientific community, in the circles of specialists, theorists and practitioners (directors, film scholars, film critics, etc.), as well as in modern German society (which also shows the practical value of the studied works); the need to clarify the capabilities of the means of film language, allowing to show the communicative potential of cinema, including German, as a way of artistic and cultural reflection on the problems of "overcoming the past", identity, memory, interpretation of the past, axiological, existential foundations of modern German culture, etc.
German cinema, overcoming the past, Ostalgie, SED, national identity
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