Germany, Pale Mother (1980)
- Original title
- Deutschland bleiche Mutter
- Directed by
- Helma Sanders-Brahms
- Genre
- drama film, war film, art film
- Country
- Germany
- Runtime
- 2h 03m
- Rating
- 6.6 of 10 from 20 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.
How it feels
A woman marries a man just before World War II. The film follows her life and family through the war and its aftermath in Germany.
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What happens
Germany, Pale Mother (German: Deutschland bleiche Mutter) is a 1980 West German drama film written and directed by Helma Sanders-Brahms. It premiered at the 30th Berlin International Film Festival in 1980, where it was nominated for a Golden Bear award. The title is taken from the poem of the same name by Bertolt Brecht. It was not released in the United States until 1984. The film was restored and re-released on DVD and Blu-ray in the United Kingdom in 2015 by the British Film Institute. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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