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Betreten verboten

1972

A quiet, stage-like chamber piece where a stranger's silence slowly cracks open a stiff bourgeois household into uncomfortable honesty.

Directed by
Hans Dieter Schwarze
Genres
Drama
Starring
Hans Caninenberg, Elisabeth Wiedemann, Martin Lüttge
Overview
The Torbergs' life follows an orderly course, defined by bourgeois convention. Per-Olof, the son, opposes his father's authoritarianism, and their daughter Monika, the sculptor, has moved out of the family home. However, this has not prompted Mr. Torberg to question the familiar order. One day, Billy, a young outsider, visits the couple. He doesn't say much. His presence alone causes the Torbergs to suddenly talk to each other honestly.

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Directed by
Hans Dieter Schwarze
Genres
Drama
Starring
Hans Caninenberg, Elisabeth Wiedemann, Martin Lüttge
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • identity
  • rebellion
  • isolation
  • class
Places
  • home
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Hans Dieter Schwarze
Starring
Hans Caninenberg, Elisabeth Wiedemann, Martin Lüttge, Alexander May, Robert Naegele, Hans Hermann Schaufuß, Manfred Lichtenfeld
Country
Germany
Languages
German

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