defilmtv1-4, Exercise 2: The Heimatfilm

Model answer:

The Heimatfilm ("homeland film") was the characteristic genre of the 1950s: simple romances in the Alps, the Black Forest or the heath, with folk costume, village festivals and beautiful landscapes, showing a Germany untouched by war.

Criticism: it was escapism that avoided the recent past.
Defence: audiences liked it, and it offered an idea of belonging to people who had lost their homes.

Both views have some truth.