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Eine Jugendliebe

1977

A tender, bittersweet summer romance shadowed by impending war, unfolding with quiet melancholy and gentle nostalgia.

Directed by
Rainer Wolffhardt
Genres
Romance, Tv movie
Starring
Christian Berkel, Cornelia Köndgen, Alexander Radszun
Overview
Every year, 17-year-old Wolfgang from Hesse spends his summer vacation with his grandfather in Fischerhude in Schleswig-Holstein. In the north, he always meets his childhood sweetheart Nanni, whom he wants to marry soon. But the two of them are not destined for happiness. The war throws a spanner in the works. Love must fail.

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Directed by
Rainer Wolffhardt
Genres
Romance, Tv movie
Starring
Christian Berkel, Cornelia Köndgen, Alexander Radszun
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • war
  • coming-of-age
  • grief
  • fate
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance7
Tension3
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
romance, tv movie
Directed by
Rainer Wolffhardt
Starring
Christian Berkel, Cornelia Köndgen, Alexander Radszun, Dominique Horwitz, Sigfrit Steiner, Hans Beerhenke, Eva Brumby, Petra Maria Grühn
Country
Germany
Languages
German

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