Ostalgic Elements in Barbara

Ostalgic Elements in Barbara
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Ostalgic Elements in Barbara
The movie Barbara directed by Christian Petzold contains elements of ostalgie. According to Hyland, the public opinion declares that ostalgie denotes the oppressive nature of laws, restricted boarders, controlled borders and culture by the state from the days of Germany Democratic Republic (GDR). Olstalgie is the idea of embracing or sympathizing with the past ideologies or daily activities during the period of GDR (Hyland, n.d.). This is evident in the movie Barbara where the government places harsh and controlled measures for everyone. For example, Barbara gets punished for applying for an official request to leave East Germany. This control is evident in how Barbara is watched everywhere she goes and even her house is searched regularly. Strict measures are taken to ensure that someone is appointed by the Stasi government to watch the movements of anyone who desires to leave ...