▁for ▁the ▁people ▁in ▁the ▁G DR ▁ ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁very ▁active ▁and ▁dynamic ▁scene . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁cause ▁of ▁some ▁cont ention ▁with ▁the ▁state . ▁Ben no ▁B ess on ▁was ▁quoted ▁as ▁saying ▁about ▁the ▁relationship ▁between ▁cab aret ▁and ▁the ▁state : ▁" At ▁least ▁they ▁took ▁us ▁seriously ." ▁ ▁The ▁Friedrich stadt - Pal ast ▁in ▁Berlin ▁is ▁the ▁last ▁major ▁building ▁ere cted ▁by ▁the ▁G DR . ▁Here , ▁Berlin ’ s ▁great ▁rev ue ▁tradition ▁lives ▁on , ▁today ▁bringing ▁view ers ▁state - of - the - art ▁shows . ▁ ▁Cinema ▁ ▁In ▁East ▁Germany ▁the ▁movie ▁industry ▁was ▁very ▁active . ▁Besides ▁folk ▁mov ies , ▁the ▁East ▁German ▁movie ▁industry ▁became ▁known ▁world wide ▁for ▁its ▁produ ctions , ▁especially ▁for ▁its ▁children ' s ▁mov ies ▁( D as ▁kal te ▁Herz ▁and ▁cin ematic ▁versions ▁of ▁the ▁Gr im ms ' ▁fair y ▁tales , ▁and ▁also ▁modern ▁produ ctions ▁like ▁Das ▁Schul ges pen st ). ▁ ▁Mov ies ▁about ▁the ▁per sec ution ▁of ▁Jews ▁in ▁the ▁Third ▁Reich , ▁such ▁as ▁Jakob ▁der ▁L üg ner , ▁and ▁the ▁resistance ▁against ▁fasc ism , ▁such ▁as ▁F ün f ▁Pat ron en h ü ls en , ▁( both ▁directed ▁by ▁Frank ▁Bey er ), ▁became ▁intern ation ally ▁famous . ▁Mov ies ▁about ▁problems ▁of ▁daily ▁life ▁like ▁Die ▁Leg ende ▁von ▁Paul ▁und ▁Pa ula ▁( direct ed ▁by ▁He