Underplayed Gems

Help, I’m a Woman! (1981)

Help, I’m a Woman! poster
Original title
Hilfe, ich bin eine Frau!
Directed by
Joachim Schneider, Edith Schneider
Genre
documentary film
Country
East Germany
Runtime
10 min
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How it feels

A short documentary from East Germany that shows the many roles women had to juggle as workers, housewives, mothers and wives. It uses a sarcastic tone to point out the struggles of developing your own identity in those circumstances.

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What happens

Hilfe, ich bin eine Frau! ist ein Kurzfilm von Edith und Joachim Schneider von 1981. Der Film stellt sarkastisch die Mehrfachbelastungen von Frauen in der DDR als Werktätige, Hausfrau, Mutter und Ehefrau dar und die Schwierigkeiten, dabei eine eigene Persönlichkeit zu entwickeln.Help, I'm A Woman MUBI (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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