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Darf ich Petruschka zu dir sagen?

1981 · 89 min

A quiet, reflective drama that drifts through a dancer's memories of love and sacrifice, feeling gentle and bittersweet.

Directed by
Karl-Heinz Heymann
Genres
Drama
Starring
Frank Bey, Hannelore Bey, Frank Ciazynski
Overview
35-year old ballet soloist Peter ends his career as a performance dancer and, on the occasion of his last stage performance, looks back on his career and his life. Peter′s retrospection is centred on the relationship with his professional and romantic partner Lotte, who he had once met at a joint performance. Peter remembers the landmarks of their love: their marriage, their child, and Lotte′s severe illness that threatened to end her career. In flashbacks, the film shows how the couple survived this crisis by working sacrificially to return to the stage and celebrate international success.

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Directed by
Karl-Heinz Heymann
Genres
Drama
Starring
Frank Bey, Hannelore Bey, Frank Ciazynski
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • memory
    • love
    • work
    • family
    • healing
    Places
    • workplace
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • nonlinear
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour1
    Realism8
    Romance5
    Tension2
    Darkness3
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight6

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    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Karl-Heinz Heymann
    Written by
    Karl-Heinz Heymann
    Starring
    Frank Bey, Hannelore Bey, Frank Ciazynski, Roland Gawlik, Christine Harbort, Peter Jahoda, Roman Kaminski, Traudl Kulikowsky
    Cinematography
    Werner Bergmann
    Runtime
    89 min
    Country
    Germany, East Germany
    Languages
    German

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