Ruth Beckermann Short Films Collection ( Arena besetzt / Auf Amol A Streik / Der Hammer Steht Auf Der Wies'N Da Draussen ) ( Arena Squatted / Suddenly, A Strike / The Steel Hammer Out There On The Grass )

Ruth Beckermann Short Films Collection (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Arena besetzt / Auf Amol A Streik / Der Hammer Steht Auf Der Wies'N Da Draussen
Alternate Title: Arena Squatted / Suddenly, A Strike / The Steel Hammer Out There On The Grass
Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Subtitles )
German ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Germany ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
138 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1977-1981 and produced in:
Austria ( Germany, Central Europe )

Directed By:
Josef Aichholzer
Ruth Beckermann
Franz Grafl

Actors:
Leonard Cohen ..... Self
Georg Danzer ..... Self (uncredited
Walter Mossmann ..... Self
Willi Resetarits ..... Self
Die Schmetterlinge ..... Themselves

Synopsis:

Arena Squatted: By means of material that was created in the Arena the film shows the squatting, the organization of collective work, the negotiations with the city and finally the demolition of the buildings. It calls to memory, how a generation had been politicized through their involvement in the Arena movement. Suddenly, A Strike: Semperit Traiskirchen 17.4. - 11.5.1978: In the tire factory Semperit the only strike after World War II takes place in May 1978, lasting for three weeks. The film shows the course of the strike in interviews, photos, graphics and talks at a pub; it draws attention to the position of the union between its loyality to the workers and its responsibilities towards the entrepeneurs. The Steel Hammer Out There On The Grass: On March 28th 1981, 10.000 people take to the streets. The city of Judenburg demonstrates for the preservation of their steel plant. The demonstration is a start, a late attempt to avert the threat of job loss. The film shows how the international steel crisis affects Austria.

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