Es ist eine alte Geschichte... (1972)

Directed by

Lothar Warneke

Genre

romance

Country

German Democratic Republic

Runtime

1h 29m

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A man reflects on a past love story that ended in tragedy. The film connects personal heartbreak to broader historical and social themes in East Germany.

slow-burnmelancholicintrospectiverestrainedsomberpoeticquietbittersweet

What happens

Es ist eine alte Geschichte ist ein deutscher Spielfilm aus dem DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme von Lothar Warneke aus dem Jahr 1972. Der Filmtitel zitiert die Anfangszeile des dritten und abschließenden Verses aus einem bekannten Gedicht von Heinrich Heine. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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