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Anmut sparet nicht noch Mühe

1980 · 107 min

A patient, quietly moving chronicle that lets ordinary lives accumulate weight over years of observation.

Directed by
Winfried Junge
Genres
Documentary
Overview
The first summarizing film about the path of the class and the common stations in life. But also about the different paths in the profession, in love, marriage and family. As well as a soldier. A group chronicle, viewed from the historical distance of the 35th year of the end of the 2nd World War and after 18 years of shooting in peace, which ensured everyone the first human right: they were allowed to live.

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Directed by
Winfried Junge
Genres
Documentary
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 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
  • memory
  • family
  • coming-of-age
  • work
  • aging
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism10
Romance3
Tension2
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Genres
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Directed by
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Written by
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Runtime
107 min
Country
East Germany, Germany
Languages
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