Christa wolf is author of several film scenarios and essays. It made christa wolfs reputation, and has long been seen as the most thoughtful, poignant account of the diversity of the two germanys as seen from the east. Get your team aligned with all the tools you need on one secure, reliable video platform. The film is set in the period immediately before the erection of the berlin wall. Director konrad wolf no relation to christa wolfs husband gerhard wolf had read the authors manuscript before the book was published and decided to. The author describes society and problems in the german democratic republic gdr in the early 1960s, in a quest for personal integrity within a flawed system. Con renate blume, eberhard esche, hans hardthardtloff, hilmar thate, martin florchinger drammatico, bn durata 116 min. The film doesnt use big gestures or all too dramatic effects but rather tells a down to earth and honest portrayal of two normal people. The script was adapted from christa wolfs novel divided heaven.
When he defects to the west, his sweetheart rita travels with him. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Find films and movies featuring christa wolf on allmovie. After a breakdown, rita returns to her childhood village. Its title immediately refers to a historical event of farreaching importance. A differenza del libro, il film non fu tradotto in italiano. With renate blume, eberhard esche, hans hardthardtloff, hilmar thate. The story follows rita, a young country girl who moves to the city, both for her teaching course and to be with her older boyfriend, manfred. Epoche ddrliteratur vielen dank fur euere aufmerksamkeit. In this political drama, manfred is an east german scientist who cannot get approval for his new fabricdyeing invention. Film videoformat 35 mm lange in m 3001 englischer titel divided heaven premierendatum 03. The book won the heinrich mann prize, and has been translated into many languages. Two films released in the past year from the defa film library at umass amherst merit.
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