Brecht-Tage 2026: »aufzeigend das mögliche«. Die »wissenschaftlich-technische Revolution« in sowjetischen Filmen, Teil 3: »Neun Tage eines Jahres«

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Introduction Matthias Schwartz

Mikhail Romm's film "Nine Days of a Year" is one of the most important films of the thaw period, when a more critical examination of the past and present became possible in the Soviet Union after Stalin's death. While Romm is still known in Germany today primarily for his documentary film "Der Gewöhnliche Faschismus" (1965), which is dedicated to the totalitarian past, Nine Days of a Year is dedicated to the then burning debate between physicists and lyricists. It was about the status of art and science for the young, rebellious generation. In Romm, two young nuclear physicists, both in love with the same girl, experiment with nuclear fission techniques, one of whom receives a lethal dose of radiation: was the enthusiasm for research worth the risk to his life? The questions of ethical and social responsibility raised in the film, which also include private relationships, are still relevant today.

Film: Nine Days of a Year (Michail Romm, USSR 1962, 111 min.)