Wege Zu Kraft Und Schönheit

Continuing on with my research on representations of the body figure I found this german movie, Wege Zu Kraft Und Schönheit (Ways to Strength and Beauty) (1925) directed by Nicholas Kaufmann and Wilhelm Prager. It was used as a government culture film in the years after World War I.
German modern dance movement attempted to present the nude body as a sign of a modern, liberated identity in the age of mechanical reproduction – Empire of Ecstasy. Nudity and movement in German body culture 1910 – 1935

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