Bookkeeper Kremke

A quiet, unsentimental slide into despair, watching a proud man's world shrink with sober, almost documentary calm.

Directed by

Marie Harder

Genres

Drama

Starring

Hermann Vallentin, Anna Sten, Ivan Koval-Samborskiy

Overview

In this realistic, unsentimental portrait of Germany’s dire economic situation, a middle-aged payroll clerk loses his job due to technological advances and, unable to find another, descends into despair. The film’s director, Marie Harder, was one of only a few women directors of the time and was also the head of the German Social Democratic Film Office. She made only two known films before her accidental death in exile in Mexico in 1936.

How it feels

Bleak, melancholic, earnest and tense. Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

Class, work, isolation, family

Content

Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.

Note

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