Our Short Life

Overview

The fun-loving, 26-year-old architect Franziska Linkerhand (Simone Frost) works for a famous professor. Yet, she feels restrained by her dependence on him and longs to take risks. When her marriage falls apart, she moves to a small town for a fresh start. Franziska approaches her new life with vigor and idealism. Many of her colleagues have given in to the dictates of economic restrictions and prefabricated apartment blocks; but Franziska hangs onto her ideals and, as in her private life, is not willing to compromise…

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 16, 1981

Original language

German

Spoken languages

German

Countries

East Germany, Germany

Production

DEFA

Cast

Freimut Götsch,Ingeborg Westphal,Dieter Knust,Gert Gütschow,Dietrich Körner,Hermann Beyer,Annemone Haase,Gerd Staiger,Christian Steyer,Uwe Kockischand 6 more

Director

Lothar Warneke

Writer

Regine Kühn,Lothar Warneke,Brigitte Reimann

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

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