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As the dust of WWII settled, Germany was split in two. A wall separated the western side from the Soviet sponsored east, the German Democratic Republic. A satellite state of the USSR, East Germany forbade its citizens to travel abroad. It also exerted an iron fist when it came to art.

Film posters escaped the censors’ eye. They were considered a minor discipline, no more than decoration. East German artists like Otto Kummert and Erhard Grüttner created surprisingly dreamlike film posters which increasingly became more abstract, until a single sign or symbol could represent an entire movie.

Enchanted Island – East Germany film poster from 1966 by Axel Buham showcasing a yellow and green scene with a dinosaur.Enchanted Island – East Germany film poster from 1966 by Axel Buham showcasing a yellow and green scene with a dinosaur, framed in a French apartment with parquet floors, white walls and soft sunlight

Enchanted Island

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East Germany, 

Enchanted Island

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East Germany, 

A Delicacy - Carp – East German advertising poster from 1957 by Nasdala showcasing a blue scene with a yellow carp fish.A Delicacy - Carp – East German advertising poster from 1957 by Nasdala showcasing a blue scene with a yellow carp fish, framed in a French apartment with parquet floors, white walls and soft sunlight

A Delicacy - Carp

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East Germany, 

A Delicacy - Carp

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East Germany, 

Animal Stories – East German film poster from 1976 by Handschick showcasing an owl and other animal elements in black.Animal Stories – East German film poster from 1976 by Handschick showcasing an owl and other animal elements in black, framed in a French apartment with parquet floors, white walls and soft sunlight

Animal Stories

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East Germany, 

Animal Stories

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East Germany, 

On the Road to Sonne – East German film poster from 1984 by Handschick featuring a yellow scene with a woman.On the Road to Sonne – East German film poster from 1984 by Handschick featuring a yellow scene with a woman, framed in a French apartment with parquet floors, white walls and soft sunlight

On the Road to Sonne

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East Germany, 

On the Road to Sonne

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East Germany, 

A Man of Six Years – East Germany film poster from 1984 by Kahane showcasing a boy against a yellow landscapeA Man of Six Years – East Germany film poster from 1984 by Kahane showcasing a boy against a yellow landscape, framed in a French apartment with parquet floors, white walls and soft sunlight

A Man of Six Years

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East Germany, 

A Man of Six Years

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East Germany, 

Liola – East Germany film poster from 1968 by Roder showcasing people riding a bike which is also an orange house.  Liola – East Germany film poster from 1968 by Roder showcasing people riding a bike which is also an orange house.  , framed in a French apartment with parquet floors, white walls and soft sunlight

Liola

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East Germany, 

Liola

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East Germany, 

A Study of Women – East Germany film poster from 1968 featuring a bomb and a woman's face.A Study of Women – East Germany film poster from 1968 featuring a bomb and a woman's face, framed in a French apartment with parquet floors, white walls and soft sunlight

A Study of Women

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East Germany, 

A Study of Women

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East Germany, 

Natural Gas is Coming – East Germany advertisement poster from 1970 by Walter Traus showcasing blue and red flames.Natural Gas is Coming – East Germany advertisement poster from 1970 by Walter Traus showcasing blue and red flames, framed in a French apartment with parquet floors, white walls and soft sunlight

Natural Gas is Coming

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East Germany, 

Natural Gas is Coming

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East Germany, 

Tierpark Berlin – East Germany animal poster from 1956 by Neumann showcasing an oxen against a blue backdropTierpark Berlin – East Germany animal poster from 1956 by Neumann showcasing an oxen against a blue backdrop, framed in a French apartment with parquet floors, white walls and soft sunlight

Tierpark Berlin

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East Germany, 

Tierpark Berlin

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East Germany, 

Tierpark Berlin – East Germany Poster from 1977 by Roland Beier featuring an owl in black and white.Tierpark Berlin – East Germany Poster from 1977 by Roland Beier featuring an owl in black and white, framed in a French apartment with parquet floors, white walls and soft sunlight

Tierpark Berlin

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East Germany, 

Tierpark Berlin

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East Germany, 

Tierpark Berlin – East German zoo poster from 1965 by Grohmann featuring a majestic blue condor.Tierpark Berlin – East German zoo poster from 1965 by Grohmann featuring a majestic blue condor, framed in a French apartment with parquet floors, white walls and soft sunlight

Tierpark Berlin

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East Germany, 

Tierpark Berlin

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East Germany, 

Tierpark Berlin – East German zoo poster from 1963 by Horst Naumann featuring a black panther on a green background.Tierpark Berlin – East German zoo poster from 1963 by Horst Naumann featuring a black panther on a green background, framed in a French apartment with parquet floors, white walls and soft sunlight

Tierpark Berlin

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Tierpark Berlin

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East Germany, 

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Tierpark Berlin – East German zoo poster from 1972 by Steiff featuring an elephant walking on a yellow backgroundTierpark Berlin – East German zoo poster from 1972 by Steiff featuring an elephant walking on a yellow background, framed in a French apartment with parquet floors, white walls and soft sunlight

Tierpark Berlin

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East Germany, 

Tierpark Berlin

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Circus – East German circus poster from the 1960s by an unknown artist featuring a playful green bear riding a motorbike across two panels.Circus – East German circus poster from the 1960s by an unknown artist featuring a playful green bear riding a motorbike across two panels, framed in a French apartment with parquet floors, white walls and soft sunlight

Circus

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Circus

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Tierpark Berlin – East German zoo poster from 1975 by K. Richehol. Features a white polar bear standing upright on a white backgroundTierpark Berlin – East German zoo poster from 1975 by K. Richehol. Features a white polar bear standing upright on a white background, framed in a French apartment with parquet floors, white walls and soft sunlight

Tierpark Berlin

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Tierpark Berlin

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Men without Women – East Germany film poster from 1983 featuring a pink heart wrapped around a white hammer.Men without Women – East Germany film poster from 1983 featuring a pink heart wrapped around a white hammer, framed in a French apartment with parquet floors, white walls and soft sunlight

Men without Women

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Men without Women

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Dream City – East Germany film poster from 1973 by Noss presenting a pink and blue scene with a naked woman wearing glasses.Dream City – East Germany film poster from 1973 by Noss presenting a pink and blue scene with a naked woman wearing glasses, framed in a French apartment with parquet floors, white walls and soft sunlight

Dream City

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East Germany, 

Dream City

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Heave Up – East Germany film poster from 1978 with pink and white hues depicting an anchor and a knot.Heave Up – East Germany film poster from 1978 with pink and white hues depicting an anchor and a knot, framed in a French apartment with parquet floors, white walls and soft sunlight

Heave Up

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East Germany, 

Heave Up

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Especially Dangerous – East Germany film poster from 1980 by J. Fritsche featuring black and white imagery of a hand holding a page.Especially Dangerous – East Germany film poster from 1980 by J, Fritsche featuring black and white imagery of a hand holding a page, framed in a French apartment with parquet floors, white walls and soft sunlight

Especially Dangerous

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Especially Dangerous

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East Germany, 

Oliver Twist – East German film poster from 1971 featuring a children against a red background.Oliver Twist – East German film poster from 1971 featuring a children against a red background, framed in a French apartment with parquet floors, white walls and soft sunlight

Oliver Twist

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East Germany, 

Oliver Twist

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East Germany, 

Proof of the Man – East Germany Movie poster from 1984 by Schallneu featuring a pink design with a building and blood.Proof of the Man – East Germany Movie poster from 1984 by Schallneu featuring a pink design with a building and blood, framed in a French apartment with parquet floors, white walls and soft sunlight

Proof of the Man

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East Germany, 

Proof of the Man

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Hellabrunn – East Germany Zoo poster from 1960 by Michael Kiefer featuring a leopard in black.Hellabrunn – East Germany Zoo poster from 1960 by Michael Kiefer featuring a leopard in black, framed in a French apartment with parquet floors, white walls and soft sunlight

Hellabrunn

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East Germany, 

Hellabrunn

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Frau Luna – East Germany Theatre poster from 1970s featuring a smiling female moon and several men moons with mustache with black and yellow tones.Frau Luna – East Germany Theatre poster from 1970s featuring a smiling female moon and several men moons with mustache with black and yellow tones, framed in a French apartment with parquet floors, white walls and soft sunlight

Frau Luna

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East Germany, 

Frau Luna

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East Germany, 

Skopje Song and Dance Ensemble – East Germany poster from 1968 featuring a woman dancing in white.Skopje Song and Dance Ensemble – East Germany poster from 1968 featuring a woman dancing in white, framed in a French apartment with parquet floors, white walls and soft sunlight

Skopje Song and Dance Ensemble

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East Germany, 

Skopje Song and Dance Ensemble

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East Germany,