Talk:Cinema of Germany

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Is Erich von Stroheim important. I believe he was austrian ?

he was austrian and he was kind of important.

[edit] What about DEFA?

East Germany (GDR) is completely ignored in this article... and a few minutes of searching turned up no substantial info on DEFA. I just started a class on East German film and would be glad to add my (very objective) two cents (from authoritative sources) in the coming weeks...

[edit] Augmenting with info from German Wikipedia

Currently this article seems to be written, at least in places, from an anglophone or even specifically, American perspective - notably the opening paragraph which begins by talking about "Hollywood" dominance. (Also this opening paragraph is contrary to the general standards on opening paragraphs e.g. the subject of the article in bold). Pre-World War I cinema is also completely omitted and the emphasis is on films and directors who have been internationally successful at the expense of coverage of the successful home market. I'm aiming to add to the article and address some of these issues with info primarily from de:Deutsche Filmgeschichte. Valiantis 17:47, 31 March 2006 (UTC)