Plantagenstraße 19

May 27, 1979

1h 36m

★ 4.0

Overview

Genres

Drama

TV Movie

Production Companies

DEFA

Fernsehen der DDR

Plantagenstraße 19 Trailers

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Cast

Richard Matuschke

Erwin Geschonneck

Helga Arnold

Annekathrin Bürger

Wolfgang Arnold

Horst Drinda

Hartmut Arnold

Hans-Otto Reintsch

Alexander Arnold

Stefan Naujokat

Marianne Madäus

Barbara Dittus

Manfred Madäus

Peter Reusse

Frau Tillack

Walfriede Schmitt

Abschnittsbevollmächtigter

Klaus Manchen

Elsa Grube-Deister

Horst Weinheimer

Dietmar Richter-Reinick

In the style of a documentary this tragic comedy tells the story of a relationship crisis between two married couples and their longing to break out of their miserable daily lives. In this East German post-wall movie Andreas Dresen introduces the sad everyday life of two couples from Frankfurt an der Oder in a honest and tolerable manner.

6.8

Die Frau vom Checkpoint Charlie

Sep 28, 2007

Based on a true story, Miguel Alexandre's two-part drama focuses on an East German woman and the fight for her children. Spring 1982: Sara Bender, living with her daughters Silvia and Sabine in the East German town of Erfurt, wants to marry her colleague Peter, but shortly before the wedding, her father is killed in a road accident. As the funeral takes place in West Germany, she isn't allowed to got there, so she starts planning to leave her communist home country forever. Trying to flee via Romania, she is caught by the secret service. After years in jail, Sara is ransomed by the West German government, but without her daughters. To draw the world's attention on her desperate situation, she starts demonstrating at the Berlin border crossing Checkpoint Charlie

6.6

Jerichow

Jan 8, 2009

In a small town in Northern Germany, a penniless German veteran is offered a job as a deliveryman by an alcoholic Turkish entrepreneur, through which the former meets the latter's wife.

6.3

Eastern Cross

Jul 23, 1991

OSTKREUZ tells the episodic story of 15-year-old Elfie, who literally and metaphorically inhabits a no-man’s-land between the two Germanies shortly after the fall of the Berlin Wall. The film deploys a neorealist aesthetic to reinforce the difficulties confronting the girl, and by inference, Germany.

5.2

Vergiss Amerika

Nov 9, 2000

No overview available.

5.7

Forbidden Love

Apr 19, 1990

18-year old Georg and 13-year old Barbara have been playing together as children. Play becomes love later, which leads to a catastrophe , as their parents are hostile leading to file a report to the court, as Barbara is still under age.

4.5

Hostess

Feb 13, 1976

Jette and Johannes have been living together for two years when Johannes suggests that they "legalize" their relationship. Jette loves him, but the proposal of marriage terrifies her.

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5.0

Zeit der Fische

Oct 26, 2007

No overview available.

5.5

Abgehauen

Jun 3, 1998

The movie tells a true story in the life of well-known German actor Manfred Krug. Living in the German Democratic Republic he is forced to leave the country after protesting against the expatriation of singer/songwriter Wolf Biermann in 1976.

6.5

Baltic Sea for Pigheaded People

Sep 29, 2023

Eva Jensen is a female carpenter form Hamburg who wants to make a new start on the Baltic Sea coast in eastern Germany. She tries to buy a workshop with a view of the sea offered for sale by Heide, who rents out beach chairs. Unfortunately, Heide’s ex-husband vetoes the sale. In trying to understand his reasons, Eva comes across a painful family secret from the days of the GDR. And in other respects too, the newcomer from the West faces prejudice in the village, although her skills are urgently needed. Fish-seller Christian is also interested in the workshop, which Eva just sees as fair competition. Then they discover a common passion, kite-surfing, and unexpectedly grow closer.

4.0

Ete and Ali

May 31, 1985

Ete and Ali are discharged from the army. Since Ete knows that his wife is having an affair, he doesn't want to go home. Ali tries to persuade his friend to stand up for himself and to kick the other man out. But since Ete obviously lacks courage, Ali himself goes into action and gets rid of the rival lover. At first, Mary and Ete seem to reconcile, but repairing their marriage won't work.

4.2

Until Death Do Us Part

May 17, 1979

Scenes from an East German marriage. A young couple, Sonya and Jens, are very much in love; they get married and have a child. When Sonya wants to go back to work after her maternity leave, they clash for the first time; Jens insists that she remain a full-time wife and mother. Until Death Do Us Part turns an actual police report into a gripping drama, as the director explores the depths of his characters' emotions, driving the conflict to a catastrophic climax.

5.0

Der Direktor

Dec 26, 1980

The school authorities want to read success stories in director Joachim Faber's reports. But they cannot simply be produced on an assembly line. Pupils, for example, use the wrong tone. The matter draws circles until the superiors finally talk about refusal to work. Director Faber is caught between the efforts to resolve the conflict with pedagogical means and the pressure from above.

6.9

Germany Year 90 Nine Zero

Sep 1, 1991

The supremely world-weary Lemmy Caution, last seen in Godard's "Alphaville" (France/1965), has several strange encounters while trying to make his way from the former East Germany to "the west."

5.1

The Fourth War

Mar 8, 1990

Cold War adversaries Col. Jack Knowles and his Russian counterpart, Col. Valachev, are stationed on opposite sides of the German-Czech border. Both men are responsible for a group of troops in their remote settings, and both have been shaped by their combat experiences and a shared aversion to their superiors' ways of doing things. After a defector is killed, things escalate into a full-fledged battle with serious geopolitical ramifications.

5.8

Farewell

Oct 10, 1968

In August of 1914, amidst the public ecstasy surrounding the impending war, Hans Gastl, the young son of a Munich bürger, makes a decision: he will not take part in this war. This resolution signifies a turning point in his life; a farewell to his class and his family.

6.8

Paths in the Night

Nov 24, 1999

Set against the backdrop of post-unification Germany, the film explores the breakdown of relations in a decaying social structure.

5.0

The Baldheaded Gang

Feb 15, 1963

August 1961. The former Foreign Legionnaire, King, has collected a gang of hooligans, with whom he creates mischief in the GDR. After some careless work on a construction site, an event during which two people lose their lives, they move to a campsite on the Baltic Sea. With sputtering mopeds, loud radios, and occasional outbursts, the gang makes the vacationers' lives living hell. Unfortunately for them, Lieutenant Czernik discovers the connection between them and the accident at the construction site. To stop them from fleeing to West Berlin, Lieutenant Czernik and the police need to arrest them, one at a time, with King as the last.

5.9

Rapunzel, or The Magic of Tears

Dec 26, 1988

Adaptation of the classic fairytale. Rapunzel lives alone in the woods, in a tower with no doors. Then, one day, a mysterious stranger comes for a visit.

5.8

Silent Country

May 7, 1992

A young, naive and enthusiastic theater director named Kai comes to a grim provincial town to put on Beckett's Waiting for Godot. Although the lethargic theater company shows no interest in the play, his spirit remains undaunted.Meanwhile, it is fall 1989. The world is changing and somewhere, far away in the capital, a revolution is taking place and it seems that wishes might come true. Great hopes emerge in the little town and unexpected events overtake Kai's mutating production.

Plantagenstraße 19

Overview

Genres

Production Companies

Plantagenstraße 19 Trailers

Cast

Erwin Geschonneck

Annekathrin Bürger

Horst Drinda

Hans-Otto Reintsch

Stefan Naujokat

Barbara Dittus

Peter Reusse

Walfriede Schmitt

Klaus Manchen

Elsa Grube-Deister

Horst Weinheimer

Dietmar Richter-Reinick

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Plantagenstraße 19 Trailers

Cast

Erwin Geschonneck

Annekathrin Bürger

Horst Drinda

Hans-Otto Reintsch

Stefan Naujokat

Barbara Dittus

Peter Reusse

Walfriede Schmitt

Klaus Manchen

Elsa Grube-Deister

Horst Weinheimer

Dietmar Richter-Reinick

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Grill Point

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Eastern Cross

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Forbidden Love

Hostess

Zeit der Fische

Abgehauen

Baltic Sea for Pigheaded People

Ete and Ali

Until Death Do Us Part

Der Direktor

Germany Year 90 Nine Zero

The Fourth War

Farewell

Paths in the Night

The Baldheaded Gang

Rapunzel, or The Magic of Tears

Silent Country