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A Love in Germany

(1983)

Drama

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2hrs 12m

Overview

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.

Score

49

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Hanna Schygulla as Pauline Kropp

Hanna Schygulla

** Pauline Kropp

Piotr Łysak as Stanislaus

Piotr Łysak

** Stanislaus

Armin Mueller-Stahl as Mayer

Armin Mueller-Stahl

** Mayer

Ralf Wolter as Schulze

Ralf Wolter

** Schulze

Daniel Olbrychski as Wiktorczyk

Daniel Olbrychski

** Wiktorczyk

Bernhard Wicki as Dr. Borg

Bernhard Wicki

** Dr. Borg

Gérard Desarthe as Karl Wyler

Gérard Desarthe

** Karl Wyler

Elisabeth Trissenaar as Elisabeth Schnittgens

Elisabeth Trissenaar

** Elisabeth Schnittgens

Sigfrit Steiner as Melchior

Sigfrit Steiner

** Melchior

Erika Wackernagel as Frau Melchior

Erika Wackernagel

** Frau Melchior

Ben Becker as Klaus

Ben Becker

** Klaus

Otto Sander as Narrator

Otto Sander

** Narrator

Friedrich G. Beckhaus as Zinngruber

Friedrich G. Beckhaus

** Zinngruber

Gernot Duda as Stackmann

Gernot Duda

** Stackmann

Serge Merlin as Alker

Serge Merlin

** Alker

Thomas Ringelmann as Herbert

Thomas Ringelmann

** Herbert

Heidi Joschko as Frau Zinngruber

Heidi Joschko

** Frau Zinngruber

Ilse Bahrs as Frau Schnittgens, old

Ilse Bahrs

** Frau Schnittgens, old

Marie-Hélène Dasté as Maria Wyler, old

Marie-Hélène Dasté

** Maria Wyler, old

Marie-Christine Barrault as Maria Wyler

Marie-Christine Barrault

** Maria Wyler

Jürgen Born as 1 Policeman

Jürgen Born

** 1 Policeman

Dieter Kursawe as 2 Policeman

Dieter Kursawe

** 2 Policeman

Ellen Esser as Prison Guard

Ellen Esser

** Prison Guard

Christoph Beyertt as Patient

Christoph Beyertt

** Patient

Evelyn Meyka as Nun

Evelyn Meyka

** Nun

Herbert Weißbach as Druggist

Herbert Weißbach

** Druggist

Gudrun Geier as Old Lady

Gudrun Geier

** Old Lady

Rainer Basedow as Stackmann's Son (uncredited)

Rainer Basedow

** Stackmann's Son (uncredited)

Ulrich Heimann as Prisoner of War (uncredited)

Ulrich Heimann

** Prisoner of War (uncredited)

Gerd Holtenau as Chief Physician (uncredited)

Gerd Holtenau

** Chief Physician (uncredited)

Hannes Kaetner as Klages (uncredited)

Hannes Kaetner

** Klages (uncredited)

Dieter Kirchlechner as Mari De Paulina (uncredited)

Dieter Kirchlechner

** Mari De Paulina (uncredited)

Jutta Klöppel as Stackmann's Stepdaughter (uncredited)

Jutta Klöppel

** Stackmann's Stepdaughter (uncredited)

André Mantz as Prisoner of War (uncredited)

André Mantz

** Prisoner of War (uncredited)

Dietrich Mattausch as Counsel (uncredited)

Dietrich Mattausch

** Counsel (uncredited)

Dorothea Moritz as Martha (uncredited)

Dorothea Moritz

** Martha (uncredited)

Bernhard Papke as Soldier (uncredited)

Bernhard Papke

** Soldier (uncredited)

Gundula Petrovska as Postal Employee (uncredited)

Gundula Petrovska

** Postal Employee (uncredited)

Jürgen von Alten as (uncredited)

Jürgen von Alten

** (uncredited)

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