Educational screen & audio-visual guide (c1956-1971])

OUTSTANDING FOR 1962-63 NEW CHRISTIAN FAMILY LIFE SERIES (1 6mm — 30 minutes each) "OUR SENIOR YEARS" "SHOULD I MARRY OUTSIDE MY FAITH" "PROBLEMS OF THE YOUNG MARRIED" "CHRISTIAN FAITH IN A CONFUSED WORLD" (Rental of above $10.00 B&W) plus "BUYERS' CHOICE" (From "Our Senior Years") NENA^ Faithful to new curriculum studies . . . covering all age levels ^fWm MARRYING OUTSIDE YOUR FAITH (horn kit "Facing Problems of Modern Marriage) VISIT US AT THE NAVA CONVENTION AND VIEW OUR NEW RELEASES July 21-25, Morrison Hotel, Chicago, III. •JESUS, THE TEACHER" (Primary) "CHRISTIAN FRIENDS IN OTHER LANDS" (Primary-Jr.) "LEARNING TO LOVE OUR NEIGHBORS" (Junior) "ATTITUDES-A LOOK AND A LISTEN" (Jr.Hi-Sr.Hi) "PLANNING BETTER YOUTH MEETINGS" (Jr.Hi-Sr.Hi) "GREAT WORDS FOR THE CHRISTIAN LIFE" (Sr.Hi-Adull) ■GREAT QUESTIONS JESUS ANSWERED" (Adult) "FACING PROBLEMS OF MODERN MARRIAGE" (Adult) 'CHRISTIANS FACE THE SENIOR YEARS" (Adult) "CHRISTMAS TREASURE CHEST" (Jr.-Adult) of salt was attributed to a pernicious Western broadcast (which was never made), advising the people that they could counteract fallout by sprinkling salt upon their heads! School subjects are saturated with Communist propaganda. "Story time" for a group of Young Pioneers is a pep-talk on Communism, in which the children are urged to go home and indoctrinate their parents. Narrator Daniel Schorr discusses East-West problems with a class in Marxism-Leninism at Rostock University. Conformity to the Communist "line" is also evidenced by an art class which voted for its choice between an abstract nude and a "more acceptable" socialist art form. A sampling of East German entertainment contains a high degree of anti-Western propaganda. Included in the sample is a night club comedian (?), a Cuban trio singing "Cuba Si, Yankees No," and a Communist dramatic version of An American Tragedy. The state is described as not being at war with religion; it only seeks "cooperation" from the churches. This policy is exemplified in the film by a contrast between a sparsely-attended Evangelical Lutheran church and a well-filled Evangelical United Bretheran church, only two blocks apart. The minister in the latter church has adapted himself to the Communist regime, just as he did to the Nazi government preceding it. The Lutherans are not in such favor because their denomination affords a link with West Germany and because their clergy have not cooperated with the Communist government. Insights into the life of a seemingly well-satisfied factory worker are provided as he is shown at work, at a periodic meeting for his work group, and at his family apartment. He professes not to feel repres.sed and displays apparent naivete when he attributes Communist jamming of the American radio station in West Berlin to poor reception by his receiver. A memorable interview with a small manufacturer illustrates the helplessness of private enterprise imder a dictatorial socialist regime. One accepts the government as a partner, or one becomes an Enemy of the State. An exchange between Schorr and Walter Ulbriclit, the East German "Chief of State," yields little information about the topics discussed but reveals much about the East German leader, as he unimaginatively responds to Schorr's calculated queries. Appraisal Opinions concerning the technical attributes of this film range from good to excellent. Overall, it merits a rating 394 Educational Screen and Audiovisual Guide — July, 1962