Swings or Roundabouts
Jacke wie Hose Englishlanguage title Swings Or Roundabouts is an East German comedy film, directed by Eduard Kubat. It was released in 1953.
The film was planned after the East German public reacted negatively to the wave of highly ideological films released during the early 1950s. It was intended to present the ideas of socialism in a humorous fashion, and to provide entertainment for the audience.East German film critic Leo Menter wrote that Jacke wie Hose is a typical example for the films made in the peaceloving, Socialist countries... it is no gangster film, no opium for the masses it is based on true life. On the other hand, Rolf Behrends, another East German journalist, asked why are the characters shown solely as functionaries in the factory? The film lacks any private, human side. The West German Catholic Film Service regarded Jacke wie Hose as a propagandistic... didactic, picture. Author Andrea Rinke cited it as an early example for the expression of Feminist ideas in East German cinema, much before the subject became popular with DEFA filmmakers in the 1970. ........
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