Fifty years ago, East Germany’s socialist censors thoughtfully identified a number of films they considered verboten for being in conflict with socialist ideals, thus unwittingly bequeathing to future libertarians a handy list of anti-socialist German films. Per Deutsche Welle: “In 1965, the Central Committee of the Socialist Unity Party (SED) held its infamous 11th Meeting, where hardliners managed to impose their views, leading to the renewal of many restrictions in East Germany. As a consequence, 12 DEFA films were banned that year [alone].” A modern capitalist entrepreneur apparently has chosen the ten best of these anti-socialist films and is offering them as a DVD set (unfortunately the set is only viewable on Region 2, i.e., European DVD players). Nonetheless, three of the films are available individually on Amazon for North America viewers: The Rabbit is Me, Just Don’t Think I’ll Cry, and Born in ’45. The full list of the ten films is available in this article from Deutsche Welle. Some of these may also be available online.
A clip from Just Don’t Think I’ll Cry…