With his "production films", from Ofenbauer, Stars, Der Sekretär and Ein Vertrauensmann to Wäscherinnen, Jürgen Böttcher emancipated himself from the conventions of Socialist Realism and placed the focus of his work inspired by Cinéma vérité and Direct Cinema on pure observation. The commissioned short films Im Pergamonmuseum and Tierparkfilm subversively tested the censors' tight restrictions. In 1977, Böttcher began his long-term collaboration with cinematographer Thomas Plenert, resulting in Im Lohmgrund.
The films
Notwendige Lehrjahre - GDR 1960 - Directed and written by: Jürgen Böttcher - Cinematography by: Peter Brandt - Music by: Gerhard Rosenfeld - Produced by: Deutsche Hochschule für Filmkunst
Im Pergamon-Museum - GDR 1962 - Directed and written by: Jürgen Böttcher - Cinematography by: Christian Lehmann - Music by: Gerhard Rosenfeld - Produced by: DEFA-Studio für Dokumentarfilme
Ofenbauer - GDR 1962 - Directed and written by: Jürgen Böttcher - Cinematography by: Christian Lehmann - Music by: Gerhard Rosenfeld - Produced by: DEFA-Studio für Dokumentarfilme
Stars - GDR 1963 - Directed and written by: Jürgen Böttcher - Cinematography by: Christian Lehmann - Produced by: DEFA-Studio für Dokumentarfilme
Der Sekretär - GDR 1967 - Directed and written by: Jürgen Böttcher - Cinematography by: Wolfgang Randel - Music by: Gerhard Rosenfeld - Produced by: DEFA-Studio für Dokumentarfilme
Tierparkfilm - GDR 1968 - Directed and written by: Jürgen Böttcher - Cinematography by: Christian Lehmann - Produced by: DEFA-Studio für Dokumentarfilme
Ein Vertrauensmann - GDR 1968 - Directed and written by: Jürgen Böttcher - Cinematography by: Werner Kohlert - Produced by: DEFA-Studio für Dokumentarfilme
Wäscherinnen - GDR 1972 - Directed and written by: Jürgen Böttcher - Cinematography by: Werner Kohlert - Produced by: DEFA-Studio für Dokumentarfilme
Großkochberg - Garten der öffentlichen Landschaft - GDR 1976 - Directed and written by: Jürgen Böttcher - Cinematography by: Werner Kohlert, Michael Zausch - Produced by: DEFA-Studio für Dokumentarfilme
Ein Weimarfilm - GDR 1976 - Directed and written by: Jürgen Böttcher - Cinematography by: Werner Kohlert, Jürgen Bahr - Music by: Gruppe Bayon - Produced by: DEFA-Studio für Dokumentarfilme
Im Lohmgrund - GDR 1977 - Directed and written by: Jürgen Böttcher - Cinematography by: Thomas Plenert - Produced by: DEFA-Studio für Dokumentarfilme
DVD-Features (Doppel-DVD)
DVD 1
- Notwendige Lehrjahre 1960, 25'
- Im Pergamon-Museum 1962, 16'
- Ofenbauer 1962, 15'
- Stars 1963, 20'
- Der Sekretär 1967, 29'
- Tierparkfilm 1968, 18'
- Zeitzeugengespräch: Jürgen Böttcher 2015, 25'
DVD 2
- Ein Vertrauensmann 1968, 19'
- Wäscherinnen 1972, 23'
- Großkochberg - Garten der öffentlichen Landschaft 1976, 16'
- Ein Weimarfilm 1976, 61'
- Im Lohmgrund 1977, 26'
- 16 page trilingual booklet with texts by Jürgen Böttcher and Claus Löser
Herausgeber: Filmmuseum München, Goethe-Institut und DEFA-Stiftung
DVD-Authoring: Tobias Dressel
DVD-Supervision: Stefan Drößler, Ralf Schenk, Franziska Schuster
1. Auflage Juli 2016
