Drama · East Germany · 1960 · 1h 59m

Life Begins

Das Leben beginnt

Director

Cast

Doris Abeßer as Erika Schenk Erik Veldre as Rolf Gruber Wilhelm Koch-Hooge as Dr. Schenk Raimund Schelcher as Direktor Gruber Manja Behrens as Frau Brenner Rolf Ludwig as Benno Brenner

Crew

Götz Neumann — Director of Photography Ilse Peters — Editor Kurt Schwaen — Original Music Composer Kurt Stern — Writer Jeanne Stern — Writer

Synopsis

A new world full of excitement and temptation opens up for 18-year-old Erika when her father flees from Krüselin, a small village in Brandenburg, to West Berlin, taking his daughter with him. Her uncle's luxurious house, the turbulence of life in the big city, and her cousin's progressive thinking and quick wit all turn her head at first. But behind all this glitter and tinsel lurks the cold, hard world of money and Erika begins to feel homesick for the town where she grew up and for Rolf, her first real boyfriend.

Key Collaborators

Heiner Carow Director Götz Neumann Director of Photography Ilse Peters Editor Kurt Schwaen Original Music Composer Kurt Stern Writer Jeanne Stern Writer

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