The Garden Gnomes
Boris Borresholm Die Gartenzwerge, BRD, 1961, 10', 16 mm
A satirical animation film about the "economic miracle" of West Germany after 1945. Crawling out of the rubble with white flags, petty garden gnomes exchange their steel helmets for jelly bag caps. In a joint effort of reconstruction new houses, churches and office buildings are created. But the gnomes separate again in order to pursue individual careers. Soon a bicycle, a motorcycle, a small car isn't enough to represent the outputs of prosperity. Fat German tourists overrun the sights of Paris or Athens, and the new riches celebrate notorious parties – until they turn again to ceramics and land in the garbage.
Fri 24/9 Kino SC 18:00
