Movie Night: The Murderers Are Among Us
We had our first movie night this week, and as our theme for seminar was Trümmer – rubble – it seemed appropriate to screen The Murderers Are Among Us. Shot in 1945-46 on location in war-torn Berlin, it’s the story of love, loss and revenge, and a meditation on the ravages of WWII. Distributed by the Russians, the ending of the film (the main character was originally supposed to kill his former commanding officer) had to be changed because it was thought that it might instigate revenge killings.
Our evening began with an amazing potluck, courtesy of the students, including curry, crepes and other delicacies prepared in the kitchens of their Arwobau apartments. We then continued with a cozy screening in the living room of Rachel, Annie and Melissa’s apartment. (We have a teeny tiny projector and speakers provided by CHID — they work wonderfully!)
All agreed that the movie was pertinent, moving and beautiful, even if we did think that the couple fell in love a little too fast for our modern sensibilities … a highly recommended film about post-war Germany.
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I'm a doctoral student at CUNY Graduate Center. I'm thrilled to be teaching the CHID Berlin program with Prof. John Toews! You can contact me at naraelle [at] gmail.com, or find out more about me at www.naraelle.net.
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