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What it's about
In 1961, Rita returns to her childhood village after a breakdown. As she recovers, she remembers the past two years: her love for chemist Manfred, 10 years her senior; his enthusiasm about his new chemical process, which turned to bitter disappointment in the face of rejection; his escape to West Berlin a few weeks before the Wall was built; and his hope that she would follow him. This East German classic, praised by critics as one of Germany's 100 Most Important Films, is based on Christa Wolf's internationally-known novel, criticized in the GDR for questioning the construction of the Wall. Produced during a brief cultural thaw in the early 1960s, this film was strongly influenced by French Nouvelle Vague cinema.
Cast and crew
- Director
- Konrad Wolf
- Writer
- Kurt Barthel, Willi Brückner, Christa Wolf
- Starring
- Renate Blume, Eberhard Esche, Hans Hardt-Hardtloff
Details
- Release date
- Oct 2, 1964
- Language
- German
- Country
- East Germany
- Awards
- 1 nomination
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