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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topless female nudity | barefoot woman | public nudity | love | dream |Certificate:
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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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MonoColor:
Color (Orwocolor)Aspect Ratio:
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Music by Peter Gotthardt
Lyrics by Folklore
Voice: Angelica Domröse
Rights: Verlagshaus Gotthardt
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While the politically controversial film stayed in East-German cinemas for just a few weeks, it managed to attract over three million viewers. Alltogether it is the most-viewed general audience DEFA Film of all time. See more »Soundtracks
Lied von de ÄppelfrauMusic by Peter Gotthardt
Lyrics by Folklore
Voice: Angelica Domröse
Rights: Verlagshaus Gotthardt
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This picture, which has been shown in East Germany for only a week until political censors understood its impact on the people, is a very realistic East German view of life in post war East Berlin. It's mainly about the romance of Paul, a privileged but unhappy secret service agent, and Paula, an underprivileged and single girl with children. Since it is one of the very few movies which portraits honest details of real life in East Berlin at that time, it now serves as a reminder of emotions and feelings for a lot of East Germans. Despite the heavy use of symbolism (pretty old houses are blown away for the construction of uniform socialist buildings) it still doesn't draw a too pessimistic picture and leaves space for dreams and hope. I really love this movie, and I would recommend it to anyone who wants to catch a glimpse idea of how life was at that time in a socialistic system. The film is available with English subtitles which gives foreigners the chance to understand it, too.