Der Auftrag
Der Auftrag
| 29 September 1988 (USA)
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This documentary reports on the master potter Otto Engelmann from Klingmühl, who was commissioned to make black painted clay heads of Karl Marx in the spring of 1973. Engelmann briefly explains the individual work steps from mixing the casting slip to firing the clay heads and then painting them. An old craft is vividly captured on camera and accompanied by original sou

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Neive Bellamy

Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

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Ariella Broughton

It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.

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Jakoba

True to its essence, the characters remain on the same line and manage to entertain the viewer, each highlighting their own distinctive qualities or touches.

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Cody

One of the best movies of the year! Incredible from the beginning to the end.

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