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Wenn die Sonne wieder scheint

1943 · 87 min

A stern, slow rural drama of patriarchal power and forbidden love, played with heavy earnestness and a brooding sense of duty.

Directed by
Boleslaw Barlog
Genres
Drama
Starring
Paul Wegener, Maria Koppenhöfer, Paul Klinger
Overview
The Termoehlens belong to the old farming class in Flanders. Their estate does well and their flax is the best far and wide. And as is the custom, old Termoehlen is like a ruler over his family, the servants and the maidens. Even his son Ludwig, who has just returned from agricultural school with all his ideas on how to improve the farm, doesn’t stand a chance. When Ludwig falls in love with the maiden Rieneke – known as Schellebelle – his father become a despotic enemy.

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Directed by
Boleslaw Barlog
Genres
Drama
Starring
Paul Wegener, Maria Koppenhöfer, Paul Klinger
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • power
  • love
  • class
  • betrayal
Places
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour1
Realism8
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Boleslaw Barlog
Starring
Paul Wegener, Maria Koppenhöfer, Paul Klinger, Bruni Löbel, Jeanette Bethge, Thea Kämer, Fritz Hoopts, Sigrid Becker
Runtime
87 min
Country
Germany
Languages
German

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