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Rosamunde Pilcher: Stürmische Begegnung

1993 · 87 min

A gentle, tearful melodrama about family secrets and love, unfolding with earnest warmth and a touch of sorrow.

Directed by
Helmut Förnbacher
Genres
Romance, Drama
Starring
Sophie von Kessel, Michael Lesch, Rolf Hoppe
Overview
The young bookseller Rebecca Bayliss was setting up her new apartment in London when she received news of her mother Lisa's serious illness. Rebecca rushed off to her mother in Ibiza and heard the terrible news: leukemia. During the last hours together, Lisa Bayliss tells her daughter the truth about her origins.

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Directed by
Helmut Förnbacher
Genres
Romance, Drama
Starring
Sophie von Kessel, Michael Lesch, Rolf Hoppe
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • love
  • identity
  • grief
  • parenthood
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour2
Realism7
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

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Directed by
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Written by
Barbara Engelke
Starring
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87 min
Country
Germany
Languages
German

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