The Woman and the Stranger (1985)
- Original title
- Die Frau und der Fremde
- Directed by
- Rainer Simon
- Genre
- drama film, romance film
- Country
- German Democratic Republic, Germany
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Rating
- 5.3 of 10 from 7 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
In a World War I POW camp, two men become friends. One escapes and goes to live with the other man's wife, and they start a relationship. When the husband returns from the war, tensions arise.
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What happens
The Woman and the Stranger (German: Die Frau und der Fremde) is a 1985 East German film directed by Rainer Simon. It is based on Leonhard Frank's novella "Karl und Anna" and tells the story of two friends in a POW camp during World War I. One of them escapes and forms a relationship with the other man's wife. After the war her husband returns. The film was entered into the 35th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Golden Bear. It is a remake of Homecoming (1928). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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