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WarandPeace:AtthepeakoftheColdWar,theshort-rangemissilecrisis,neutronbombscouldhavepotentiallyannihilatedCentralEurope.300,000protestersinBonn.GermanChancellorSchmidtresigns.Whymakeafilmcollageaboutwar?"Nothingismorediscouragingthannotbeingabletoseethroughagameonwhichyourlifehinges."<br/> AlexanderKlugeaboutWarandPeace:<br/> Thereareexperienceswhichmovethesensesandtheheartbutwhich,oncerobbedoftheirhistoricalcontext,areveryhardtoconveyinfilminsuchawaythattheyremaintopicalandholdtheinterestoftheaudience.Onesuchexperienceisthemissilecrisisof1981-1984.<br/> Forourpartwehadmadeaconsiderableefforttofilmit.Why?Evenatthetimethemajorityoftheaudiencedidn'taskusto.<br/> pDuringthoseyearsIfeltphysicallyafraid.Tobehonest,Ididn'tbelieveGermanywasgoingtobebombardedwithneutronbombsorinthetotaldestructionoftheFuldabasin,i.e.thezoneinthemiddleofGermanyintowhichthemissilesofbothsideswouldfallintheeventofaThirdWorldWar.InsidemeIhadadefencemechanismagainstthethoughtthataThirdWorldWarcouldbetheresultofthemistakesmadebytheexpertsofbothwarringpowers(whatyoumightcallthehighpriestsofthemissilearsenalsandatomicweapons).Thatdidn'treallyfiremyimaginationbecauseIdidn'tlikethepicture.YetduringthosedaysmybeliefthatwhenIwenttosleepintheeveningIwouldwakeupsafelyinthemorningasiflifewaseverlastingwasshaken.Myfatherhaddiedin1979andmymotherin1981.BothinMay.<br/> Iwouldneverhavebelievedsuch"signs"werepossible.Iwouldneverhavethoughtthatthesetwopeopleweremortal.WhichiswhyIwasnowafraid.<br/> Ifmyexperienceofcinemawasanythingtogoby,thatshouldhavemeantthatmynextfilmwouldhaveconcentratedonthepolaroppositeofsuchfears.EitherafilmaboutthesuccessesofSPACEBIOLOGISTSduringtheRussianRevolutionwhoalmostmanagedtoproduceeternallifeintheirlaboratories,orafilm"withoutanycompulsiontomeaning",afilmwhichwouldhavecorrespondedtotheunrealblueofthesky.<br/> Somewhereinmyconscience,however,therewasasparkwhichforcedmetomaketheefforttoconcentratemyimaginativefacultiesonthescenariosofpossibleannihilationresultingfromtheplanshatchedbythefundamentallyunreliablestrategiespursuedintheUSA,intheSovietUnionandbythemilitarystaffoftheFederalRepublic.Didtheyreallydiffer,sosoonafterSoviettroopshadmarchedintoAfghanistan,fromthePATTERNSOFTHOUGHTintheyears1912-1914?Onepartofmyimaginativefaculties,ofmyemotions,chasedaftersuchrationaldeliberations.Anotherpartofme,ofmyfeelings,ledmetosearchforhidingplacesandtunnelsasadefencemechanismagainstsuchrationalconsiderations.*WherecouldIfleeto?*
