Germany, Pale Mother Movie Review 1980

In 1939, young, pregnant German hausfrau Lene (Mattes) sends her husband, Hans (Jacobi), to the front lines. Lene and her daughter struggle for survival through the war years until she has a bittersweet reunion with the embittered Hans. Director Sanders-Brahms based her story on her own mother's wartime experiences but the film suffers from the relentless parade of atrocities. German with subtitles.

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Available on VHS
Running time 123 minutes.
Originally from German.

Cast and Crew

Genres

World War II, Germany, Survival

Screenplay

Helmer Sanders-Brahms

Cast

Eva Mattes, Ernst Jacobi

Cinematography

Jurgen Jurges

Director

Helmer Sanders-Brahms

Music

Jurgen Knieper