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