Drama ·Romance · East Germany · 1964 · 1h 56m

Divided Heaven

Der geteilte Himmel

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Director
Konrad Wolf
Cast
Lissy Tempelhof as Narrator Werner Eberlein as Narrator Renate Blume as Rita Seidel Eberhard Esche as Manfred Herrfurth Hans Hardt-Hardtloff as Rolf Meternagel Hilmar Thate as Wendland
Crew
Werner Bergmann — Director of Photography Helga Krause — Editor Konrad Wolf — Screenplay Christa Wolf — Screenplay Gerhard Wolf — Screenplay Kurt Barthel — Screenplay
Synopsis

After a breakdown, Rita returns to her childhood village in 1961. As she recovers, she remembers the past two years: her love for the chemist Manfred, ten years her senior; how his enthusiasm about his new chemical process turned to bitter disappointment in the face of official rejection; how he escaped to West Berlin a few weeks before the Wall was built and hoped that she would follow him …

Mood & Themes
cold wareastern germany
Key Collaborators
Konrad Wolf Director Werner Bergmann Director of Photography Helga Krause Editor Konrad Wolf Screenplay Christa Wolf Screenplay Gerhard Wolf Screenplay Kurt Barthel Screenplay Willi Brückner Screenplay Christa Wolf Novel
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