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Release Year1983
Runtime2h 12m
LanguageGerman
CertificationNR
GenresDrama
Votes8
DirectorAndrzej Wajda
WritersAgnieszka Holland, Andrzej Wajda, Bolesław Michałek
TypeFeature Film
Rating5.5 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsA Love in Germany
About A Love in Germany
In May of 1983, a man turns 49 and, with his 17-year old son, journeys to the village in Baden that he left 40 years before. He wants to discover what happened then, the truth about an affair his mother had with a young Polish prisoner of war, how the authorities came to learn of it, the lovers' arrest, and the aftermath. While his son takes Polaroid photographs, he retraces the steps of his childhood and interviews those who should remember. The story is disclosed in flashbacks that focus on the lovers (Paulina and Stanislaus), on a jealous and conniving neighbor, and on Mayer, the local SS commander who wants to find a way out of inevitable consequences.
Directed by Andrzej Wajda, A Love in Germany leans on a strong ensemble — Hanna Schygulla, Piotr Łysak, Armin Mueller-Stahl — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1983.
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