Berlin 1936 - 1936
ABOUT THE FILM : Berlin 1936
Lobster FilmsYear: 1936
On the occasion of the 2nd amateur film conference that took place during the summer of 1936, Jean Vivié, video camera on his shoulder, filmed the town of Berlin three years after the Nazi regime had been established in Germany. Although recognised and relayed by the media, as the press article in the film testifies, the conference took place on the periphery of a town that was preparing for its Olympic Games. Jean Vivié captured this event in the same way as approaching a problem allowing the director's video camera, through images of Berlin, to reveal the truth of the country. The Nazi flag reinforced this truth that was being revealed: as an accessory in the beginning it imposed itself without embellishment in the frame at the end of the film.
Nationality: French
Length: 16' 50"
Genre: documentary
Sound: silent with soundtrack
Original elements: black & white
Composer: Xavier Bussy (2009)
Original language: French
A BRIEF HISTORY : Berlin 1936
Jean Vivié (1904-1972) an elite engineer and man of action, accomplished several trans-Atlantic circuits, traipsing through Europe, North Africa and the United States, with his camera always at the ready. Fascinated by all modern technology, Vivié quickly gained recognition as a specialist in the techniques of photography and sound recording for cinema and television.
Observing or experimenting himself with every new invention and improvement in cinema, a veritable collector and historian of cinematographic technique, Vivié directed the Service des archives du film [film archives service] at Bois d&rsquoArcy, created in 1969 under the auspices of the CNC and renamed Archives françaises du film in 2003. He established techniques of film conservation and acquired many pieces of equipment and posters.
At the Cannes Festival, the Jean Vivié prize is awarded to outstanding image and sound technicians.
Taking part in the 2nd amateur film conference that took place during the summer 1936 in Berlin was the occasion for Jean Vivié to film a town in full swing on the eve of the Olympic Games. Three years later, the 23rd March 1933, Hitler (1889-1945), appointed chancellor, established the Third Reich and with it a totalitarian state founded on the myth of racial superiority. The games thus took on a highly political meaning of Nazi propaganda. In this context nothing eluded Jean Vivié's video camera that from cinema studios to the different monuments reproduced the atmosphere of a capital pervaded by the presence of the Führer.
It was during this conference that the decision to create an international amateur film federation was made. In 1937 the foundation of the UNICA (International Union of non-professional cinema) finally took place in the context of the international exhibition in Paris.
The original music for this film was composed by Xavier Bussy in 2009.
