Die Patriotin

History does not consist of printed characters classified in libraries. The film politely neglects the unfortunate form that history assumes in scholastic education : this form is the everyday life of Gabi Teichert.
There is nothing left but the dead. They are history, and they are not merely dead. The knee of Wieland (a caporal killed at Stalingrad) is a wealthier source of information than an entire volume on the subject. And from this point of view, certain events of german history assule a completely different aspect.
Alexander KLUGE