The read
It runs a compact 1h 1m.
Synopsis
In this realistic, unsentimental portrait of Germany’s dire economic situation, a middle-aged payroll clerk loses his job due to technological advances and, unable to find another, descends into despair. The film’s director, Marie Harder, was one of only a few women directors of the time and was also the head of the German Social Democratic Film Office. She made only two known films before her accidental death in exile in Mexico in 1936.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
4 audience votes
Key crew
- Herbert RosenfeldWriter
- Marie HarderDirector
Cast
- Hermann VallentinKremke
- Anna StenLene, Kremkes ältere Tochter
- Ivan Koval-SamborskiyErwin, junger Arbeiter
- Else HellerErwins Mutter
- Wolfgang ZilzerLenes Verlobter, Student
- Inge LandgutKremkes jüngere Tochter
Themes
silent filmweimar, germanynew objectivity