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The Divided Heaven

6.6

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Original title

Der geteilte Himmel

Year

1964

Running time

113 min.

Country

Germany - East Germany (GDR)

Director

Konrad Wolf

Screenwriter

Christa Wolf, Gerhard Wolf, Konrad Wolf, Willi Brückner, Kurt Barthel

Cast

Music

Hans-Dieter Hosalla

Cinematography

Werner Bergmann

Producer

Deutsche Film (DEFA)

Genre

Drama. Romance

Synopsis

After a breakdown, Rita returns to her childhood village. It is 1961. As she recovers, she remembers the past two years: her love for the chemist Manfred, ten 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. (FILMAFFINITY)

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The Divided Heaven

1964

Konrad Wolf

6.6

(22)