Ku'damm 56
Ku’damm 56 is a German television trilogy about the 50s youth generation in the period between the end of World War II and the German Wirtschaftswunder.[1] It tells the story of a conservative mother and her three daughters in marriage age. The setting is the family-owned dance school. The trilogy handles with prudish morality, the desire for values and the first sexual experiences of the young women.[2]
It aired on Second German Television on March 20, 2016; March 21, 2016 and March 23, 2016.[1]
Plot
Berlin, 1956. Caterina Schöllack (Claudia Michelsen), owner of a dance school, has three daughters, of whom two are fulfilling the expectations of the society: Helga (Maria Ehrich) is going to marry attorney Wolfgang von Boost (August Wittgenstein) and the nurse Eva (Emilia Schüle) has planned every detail of her future, including her plan to marry her boss, Professor Fassbender (Heino Ferch). Only Monika (Sonja Gerhardt) fights against the conventions of her time. Her great inspiration to do so is the rock ’n’ roll.[3][4]
Background
Monika's and her sisters' story are exemplary for numerous biographys of a time, where women were expected to marry as soon as possible and their social class was granted by the man on their side. However, the desire for a new female identity and equal rights shaped this generation.
Heike Hempel, editor-in-chief of ZDF: "With Ku’damm 56 we continue our tradition to narrate history in a contemporary way. […] Ku’damm 56 shows women on their path to self-determined sexuality and equal rights."[3]
References
- 1 2 "Ku’damm 56". ZDF. 2016-03-15. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
- ↑ "Die Fünfziger sind nicht, was sie mal waren – ZDF-Dreh "Ku’damm 56"". FAZ. 2015-08-23. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
- 1 2 "Drehstart für ZDF-Dreiteiler "Ku’damm 56" – Familiengeschichte über den Aufbruch der Jugend in den 50er Jahren". Presseportal. news aktuell. 2015-07-17. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
- ↑ "Ku’damm 56 – Teil 1". ZDF. 2016-03-15. Retrieved 2016-03-15.