Malou (1981)
- Directed by
- Jeanine Meerapfel
- Genre
- women's cinema, melodrama
- Country
- Germany
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Rating
- 5.9 of 10 from 8 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A woman looks back on the life of her mother Malou, tracing her struggles and choices as a Jewish woman in early 20th century Germany. The film moves between past and present to show how Malou's experiences shaped her daughter.
melancholicemotionalintrospectiveslow-burnbittersweetvisually lushpoignantreflective
What happens
Malou ist ein 1980 entstandener deutscher Kinofilm, das von einigen autobiografischen Elementen inspirierte Langspielfilmregie-Debüt der Deutsch-Argentinierin Jeanine Meerapfel mit Ingrid Caven in der Titelrolle und Grischa Huber in der zweiten weiblichen Hauptrolle als Malous Tochter. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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