Paul and Paula have had bad experiences with love: Paul is financially well off but has lost all affection for his wife, and Paula leads a troublesome life raising two children on her own. ...
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| Angelica Domröse | ... | Paula (Adam) | |
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Winfried Glatzeder | ... | Paul |
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Heidemarie Wenzel | ... | Die Schöne (Ines) |
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Fred Delmare | ... | Reifen-Saft |
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Rolf Ludwig | ... | Professor |
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Käthe Reichel | ... | Frau des Schießbudenbesitzers |
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Hans Hardt-Hardtloff | ... | Schießbudenbesitzer |
| Frank-Otto Schenk | ... | Kollege Schmidt (as Frank Schenk) | |
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Dietmar Richter-Reinick | ... | Kumpel |
| Eva-Maria Hagen | ... | Die Blonde | |
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Jürgen Frohriep | ... | Martin |
| Christian Steyer | ... | Colli | |
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Willi Schrade | ... | Liebhaber der Schönen |
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Peter Gotthardt | ... | Musikerkollege |
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Marga Legal | ... | Nachbarin |
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Paul and Paula have had bad experiences with love: Paul is financially well off but has lost all affection for his wife, and Paula leads a troublesome life raising two children on her own. They meet and discover a strong passion for each other. Life seems like a dream when they're together - but their short flights from the burdens of reality are once and again interrupted by Paul's ties to family and career. Written by c.winter
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Country:
East GermanyLanguage:
GermanRelease Date:
14 March 1973 (East Germany) See more »Also Known As:
A Lenda de Paul e Paula See more »Company Credits
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Lyrics by Ulrich Plenzdorf
Music by Peter Gotthardt
Performed by Die Puhdys
Rechte: Verlagshaus Gotthardt
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Erich Honecker, political leader of the German Democratic Republic, personally viewed the film just hours before its premiere to give the green light for its release. See more »Soundtracks
Ihre Liebe war stark wie der TodLyrics by Ulrich Plenzdorf
Music by Peter Gotthardt
Performed by Die Puhdys
Rechte: Verlagshaus Gotthardt
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"Die Legende von Paul und Paula" (1973), co-written and directed by Heiner Carow, is a famous film in Germany. The story seems tame enough now--a young woman is dissatisfied with her life and takes active steps to improve it.
Angelica Domröse plays Paula, a single mother who has a dead-end job and no social life. Winfried Glatzeder portrays Paul, who is unhappily married and is drawn to the free-spirited Paula. (Glatzeder has been called East Germany's Jean-Paul Belmondo. He didn't look much like Belmondo, and wouldn't have struck me as leading man material. However, I don't know enough about East German cinema to be aware of his competition.)
I've been told that the reason for this film's popularity in East Germany was because it contained subtle criticism of the regime, as well as depicting some PG-13 sex. I know East German films were subject to strict censorship, and, as in any similar regime, directors inserted criticisms in ways that were necessarily very indirect and symbolic.
The problem is that this movie only works if you can think of how you would have viewed it in East Berlin in 1973. I don't believe it's strong enough to succeed on its own merits in 2006.