The Legend of Paul and Paula Movie Review 1973

East German censors tried to ban Carow's film, which focuses on personal freedoms, but it proved to be so popular with audiences that the ban never worked. Paula (Domrose) is a free-spirited unmarried salesclerk with two children while Paul (Glatzeder) is a conservative bureaucrat in a loveless marriage. They met by accident and fall in love while Paula tries to liberate Paul from his dull existence. But Paul finds it difficult to let go--until tragedy beset them. German with subtitles.

Distribution

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Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 106 minutes.
Originally from German.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Romantic Drama, Germany

Screenplay

Heiner Carow, Ulrich Plenzdorf

Cast

Angelica Domrose, Winifried Glatzeder

Cinematography

Jurgen Brauer

Director

Heiner Carow

Music

Peter Gotthardt