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Diary of a German Woman

Plot: The core of this most personal of the Thorndikes’ projects are Annelie’s diary entries: Her story is to be the starting point for a kind of all-German ‘Heimatfilm’ that praises the utopian power of the GDR and sharply condemns Federal German wrongs, but finds transcendent beauty on both sides of the wall. Over the course of production, however, the visionary dimension of the project was progressively trimmed down, though it’s still tangible everywhere in the compromised final version: The intensity of its pathos is both oppressive and enchanting; some historical simplifications and ideological twists and bends may be hair-raising, but they still achieve the desired effect
Release Date: Wednesday, September 3 1969
55 years ago
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Portrait of Michael EnglbergerMichael EnglbergerMichael Englberger was >> in Diary of a German Woman as 'Director'
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Portrait of Hans-Joachim FunkHans-Joachim FunkHans-Joachim Funk was >> in Diary of a German Woman as 'Director'
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Portrait of Manfred KrauseManfred KrauseManfred Krause was >> in Diary of a German Woman as 'Director'
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Portrait of Hans Joachim ManfredHans Joachim ManfredHans Joachim Manfred was >> in Diary of a German Woman as 'Director'
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Portrait of Andrew ThorndikeAndrew ThorndikeAndrew Thorndike was 60 in Diary of a German Woman as 'Director'
Birthday: Mon, Aug 30 1909 –
Fri, Dec 14 1979
Portrait of Annelie ThorndikeAnnelie ThorndikeAnnelie Thorndike was 44 in Diary of a German Woman as 'Writer, Director'
Birthday: Fri, Apr 17 1925 –
Wed, Dec 26 2012
Portrait of Hermann IhdeHermann IhdeHermann Ihde was >> in Diary of a German Woman as 'Director of Photography'
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Portrait of Christian LehmannChristian LehmannChristian Lehmann was >> in Diary of a German Woman as 'Director of Photography'
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Portrait of Ernst OeltzeErnst OeltzeErnst Oeltze was >> in Diary of a German Woman as 'Director of Photography'
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