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Gudrun

1992 · 97 min

A quiet wartime coming-of-age drama where childish innocence brushes against adult secrets and looming danger, leaving a somber, uneasy aftertaste.

Directed by
Hans W. Geißendörfer
Genres
Drama
Starring
Kerstin Gmelch, Barbara Thummet, Roman Mitterer
Overview
Gudrun is a teen-aged girl living in Germany during World War II. Her father is away serving in the army and her mother has sent her to a rural village to stay with her grandmother, a cafe proprietor. In that ironically idyllic setting, Gudrun frolics with a youth who yearns to join the Hitler Youth, though his father is a pastor who has been outspoken against the regime and will soon be arrested. Meanwhile, Gudrun's mother has been having an affair with an army officer. This causes grave difficulties when her husband, who has deserted and is hiding out in grannie's cellar, stumbles upon the couple.

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Directed by
Hans W. Geißendörfer
Genres
Drama
Starring
Kerstin Gmelch, Barbara Thummet, Roman Mitterer
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • war
  • family
  • betrayal
  • survival
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
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Directed by
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Written by
Fitzgerald Kusz, Hans W. Geißendörfer
Starring
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Cinematography
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Runtime
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Country
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Languages
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