Films by Reinhard Gunzler

2016, 94 min
by Reinhard Gunzler

After Carmen’s brand new mixer gives up the ghost, she finds an old one made during East German times. Even though it is over 40 years old, it works like a dream. Carmen wonders why there aren’t more household items like this and sets out on a journey of discovery to the world of our appliances. She meets people who work to construct and assemble such items. She interviews designers and economists, historians, theologians, and psychologists: How do we relate in this day and age to the appliances