Life Behind the Berlin Wall

[KayJay]

Good 10 minute documentary by The Economist.

Magnum photographer Thomas Hoepker discusses 40 years spent chronicling life in strange, sad, vicious and sometimes hilarious East Berlin. Added to www.audiovideo.economist.com in November 2009

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[Forbiddenbiker]

Very interesting thanks. Superb photographer.

I went over for a day in the eighties, a surreal experience of grey grandeur, flags, and a hidden population under what felt like a vice like grip of oppression, paranoia and life’s struggle.

Quite shocked I was, in a sort of bewildered way… Nice to see some of the people In his shots, I didn’t meet any at all, spotted a few from a distance that was about it.

 

[desantnik]

Interesting slide show - but perhaps I see stuff in it more than most ;-)

 

[moaten]

Excellent - thanks for posting it

 

[SK617]

Very thought provoking, thank you