Underplayed Gems

Melanie van der Straaten (1982)

Melanie van der Straaten poster
Directed by
Thomas Langhoff
Genre
drama, tv movie
Country
German Democratic Republic
Runtime
2h 03m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A married woman in 19th century Berlin navigates the social consequences of an affair. The film follows her personal struggle between societal expectations and her own desires.

dramaticreflectiverestrainedmelancholicperiodslow-burnintimatesomber

What happens

Melanie van der Straaten ist ein 1982 geschaffener Film des Fernsehens der DDR von Thomas Langhoff nach dem Gesellschaftsroman L’Adultera von Theodor Fontane aus dem Jahr 1882. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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