The Head
12min
With the help of film documents, Deimantas Narkevičius reconstructs the creation and inauguration of the Karl Marx Monument, which was designed by the sculptor Lev Kerbel and erected in 1971 in Karl-Marx-Stadt (today Chemnitz). All photographs used were originally produced in the GDR for information and propaganda purposes.
Storyline
With the help of film documents, Deimantas Narkevičius reconstructs the creation and inauguration of the Karl Marx Monument, which was designed by the sculptor Lev Kerbel and erected in 1971 in Karl-Marx-Stadt (today Chemnitz). All photographs used were originally produced in the GDR for information and propaganda purposes.