The read
It runs a compact 1h 21m.
Synopsis
Mid-1950s Berlin, before the building of the Wall. Uschi, a salesgirl and aspiring fashion model from the East, is attracted to Hans, from the West. But she also loves the bright shop windows in his part of the city. The flashiness of this new world soon evaporates, however, when Hans loses his job.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
9 audience votes
Key crew
- Gerhard KleinDirector
- Wolfgang KohlhaaseWriter
- Günter KlückOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Annekathrin BürgerUschi
- Ulrich TheinHans
- Erika DunkelmannUschis Mutter
- Marga LegalHans' Mutter
- Horst KubeMax
- Uwe-Jens PapeCast
- Erich FranzCast
- Hartmut ReckCast
- Karl KendziaCast
- Eckart FriedrichsonCast
- Paul PfingstCast
- Ernst-Georg SchwillCast
Themes
berlin, germanyblack and white1950s