Bowlingtreff

Bowlingtreff

In 1987, the Leipzig Bowlingtreff opened, extraordinary, postmodern and unique in the GDR. The film portrays knowledgeably and lovingly the house and its special history.

October 31, 2015 1h 0m Released

Storyline

The “Bowlingtreff” is a bowling alley situated right in the centre of Leipzig opened in July 1987. At that time the quality of life in Leipzig and the whole GDR got worse. Houses collapsed because of poor conditions, public life and amusement was on a very low level. The “Bowlingtreff” was not merely an urban entertainment centre but a revolution in those days. Built with the help of hundreds of volunteers without permission of the state authorities in Berlin the building expresses a free and international architecture known as postmodernism. It is an architecture that was never seen before in Leipzig. Marble and parquet on the floor, a glass roof and beautiful pink pillars. The atmosphere was western as time witnesses remember it.

Key Information

Director Thomas Beyer
Studio Beyer & Dorschner
Language DE

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Frequently Asked Questions

Bowlingtreff was released on October 31, 2015.

The runtime of Bowlingtreff is 1h 0m.

Bowlingtreff is a Documentary movie.

Bowlingtreff is available to watch. Check streaming platforms and theaters near you.

Bowlingtreff was directed by Thomas Beyer.

Bowlingtreff is originally in German.