[BALKANIZE DEUTSCHE BANK][Analyzing a life during the changes of the German Reunification in 1989/90 _ source: the german movie ‘Good Bye Lenin!”]

[DVD: Good Bye Lenin, director: Wolfgang Becker, www.79qmddr.de]

[date of occurrence: Feb. 13, 2003]

[place of occurrence: Germany]

[filed by: KR; date: March 2005]

Balkanization _ Project Katja Rinderspacher _ Pratt Institute _ Spring 2005

[BALKANIZE DEUTSCHE BANK][Good Bye Lenini! Story outline]

[DVD: Good Bye Lenin, director: Wolfgang Becker, www.79qmddr.de]

[date of occurrence: Feb. 13, 2003]

[place of occurrence: Germany]

[filed by: KR; date: March 2005]

Alexander's mother falls into a coma.

While she is in the hospital, the wall comes down.The mother sleeps through all the changes…

… everything she believed in vanishes in just a few months.

She is wakes up after 8 months, but the doctors tell Alexander that she will not survive a second heart attack.

Alex must protect her from any type of excitement,so he redecorates her room and brings her home.

He starts creating her ‘world in Eastern Germany’ and at the same time creates his own version of the former DDR.

[BALKANIZE DEUTSCHE BANK][Fragmentation of Alexander’s life through changes in products and food]

[DVD: Good Bye Lenin, director: Wolfgang Becker, www.79qmddr.de]

[date of occurrence: Feb. 13, 2003]

[place of occurrence: Germany]

[filed by: KR; date: March 2005]

[BALKANIZE DEUTSCHE BANK][Fragmentation of Alexander’s life through changes in clothing]

[DVD: Good Bye Lenin, director: Wolfgang Becker, www.79qmddr.de]

[date of occurrence: Feb. 13, 2003]

[place of occurrence: Germany]

[filed by: KR; date: March 2005]

[BALKANIZE DEUTSCHE BANK][Fragmentation of Alexander’s life through changes in jobs]

[DVD: Good Bye Lenin, director: Wolfgang Becker, www.79qmddr.de]

[date of occurrence: Feb. 13, 2003]

[place of occurrence: Germany]

[filed by: KR; date: March 2005]

[BALKANIZE DEUTSCHE BANK][Fragmentation of Alexander’s life: Comparison of the appearances of the news broadcasts (in Eastern Germany _ Alexander’s invented news _ Western Germany)]

[DVD: Good Bye Lenin, director: Wolfgang Becker, www.79qmddr.de; www.heute.de; http://home.att.ne.jp/apple/berlin/baustelle/BAUSTELLE/Bau.berlinale.goodbyelenin.html]

[date of occurrence: Feb. 13, 2003]

[place of occurrence: Germany]

[filed by: KR; date: March 2005]

Manipulation of the reality

[BALKANIZE DEUTSCHE BANK][Fragmentation of Alexander’s life through the changes after the well came down]

[DVD: Good Bye Lenin, director: Wolfgang Becker, www.79qmddr.de]

[date of occurrence: Feb. 13, 2003]

[place of occurrence: Germany]

[filed by: KR; date: March 2005]

Historical facts vs. Alexander’s invented reality

(= Alexander’s search for identity)

Alexander’s life in East Berlin

Alexander’s invented DDR

historical facts about the reunification

Alexander’s life in the reunited Germany

[BALKANIZE DEUTSCHE BANK][Fragmentation of Alexander’s life through the changes after the well came down]

[DVD: Good Bye Lenin, director: Wolfgang Becker, www.79qmddr.de]

[date of occurrence: Feb. 13, 2003]

[place of occurrence: Germany]

[filed by: KR; date: March 2005]

old life

historical facts

new life

invented life

[BALKANIZE DEUTSCHE BANK][Fragmentation of Alexander’s life through time (= length of the movie)]

[DVD: Good Bye Lenin, director: Wolfgang Becker, www.79qmddr.de]

[date of occurrence: Feb. 13, 2003]

[place of occurrence: Germany]

[filed by: KR; date: March 2005]

Historical facts vs. Alexander’s invented reality

[BALKANIZE DEUTSCHE BANK][Fragmentation of Alexander’s life through time (= length of the movie)]

[DVD: Good Bye Lenin, director: Wolfgang Becker, www.79qmddr.de]

[date of occurrence: Feb. 13, 2003]

[place of occurrence: Germany]

[filed by: KR; date: March 2005]

[BALKANIZE DEUTSCHE BANK][Fragmentation of words used within the two parts of the country _ grey= DDR, red= BRD]

[www.79qmddr.de]

[date of occurrence: 2003]

[place of occurrence: Germany]

[filed by: KR; date: March 2005]

Broiler_

Arbeiterschließfach_

Aktuelle Kamera_

Auslegware_

Beschwerdebuch_

Cellophantüte_

Datsche_

Arbeiterversorgung_

Kaufhalle_

Grilletta_

Ein-Raum-Wohnung_

Brettsegeln_

Delikat-Laden_

Marmor-Jeans_

Pop-Gymnastik_

Kaviarbrot_

Silberpapier_

Ket-Wurst_

Kosmonaut_

Pionier_

Gastmahl des Meeres_

Römerlatschen_

Puff-Mais_

Weiße Maus_

Dispatcher_

_Brathähnchen

_Neubauwohnung _Supermarkt _Wochenendhäuschen

_Ein-Zimmer-Wohnung

_Frühstückspause

_Hamburger_Lebensmittelgeschäft_Gästebuch

_Plastiktüte

_Surfen

_Aerobic

_Stone-washed Jeans

_Tagesschau

_Alu-Folie

_Hot-Dog

_Sandalen

_Pfadfinder

_Fischrestaurant

_Organisator

_Teppichboden

_Popcorn

_Astronaut_Verkehrspolizist

_Baguettebrot

[BALKANIZE DEUTSCHE BANK][Fragmentation/ Amalgamation of symbols of the two parts of Germany _ left=DDR, right=BRD]

[www.osthits.de/shop/index.php; www.tagesschau.de, www.heute.de, etc.]

[date of occurrence]

[place of occurrence: Germany]

[filed by: KR; date: March 2005]

[BALKANIZE DEUTSCHE BANK][Fragmentation/ Amalgamation of products of the two parts of Germany _ left=DDR, right=BRD]

[www.osthits.de/shop/index.php; www.tagesschau.de, www.heute.de, etc.]

[date of occurrence]

[place of occurrence: Germany]

[filed by: KR; date: March 2005]

[BALKANIZE DEUTSCHE BANK][Amalgamation of sumbols of the two parts of Germany _ example: The Berlin Wall]

[www.ebay.com, www.time.com]

[date of occurrence: 2004/05]

[place of occurrence: Germany, United States]

[filed by: KR; date: March 2005]