How do composers explore the social and personal ramifications arising from the drastic upheaval of political systems?
The effects of political change on the individual can include both internal and external change, as a person's perspective can change based on their political world so can the ways in which they relate to other people. The 2003 film "Good Bye Lenin!" explores this interplay of political, social and personal change through its story of a young man, Alex, trying to conceal the reunification of Germany from his sick mother lest the shock kill her. Becker's depiction of the tension between the new ways and the old ways reveals the profound effects of political change on individuals. In Jean-Claude Coutause's photojournalistic album "Gulf war, 1991" Coutausse's documentation of the American victory in Kuwait depict the transformative moments on individuals and a society when one regime is replaced with another.
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