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Fahrt ins Leben

1940 · 92 min

A sincere, old-fashioned tale of young comradeship strained by romance and a small lie, told with earnest warmth and gentle moral weight.

Directed by
Bernd Hofmann
Genres
Drama
Starring
Hedwig Bleibtreu, Ruth Hellberg, Ursula Herking
Overview
The four sailing school cadets Gerhard, Fritz, Kurt, and Christian are close friends; there's hardly anything they don't do together. But when the charming Gerhard begins a romance with Charlotte, his comrade Christian's childhood sweetheart, a shadow falls over their close bond. Then, when the four young men are involved in an accident during a nighttime trip on the school ship's pinnace, their friendship is put to another severe test. While three of them manage to raise the money for the repairs, Kurt, unable to contribute his share, lies to his comrades, claiming he has already put the money into the communal kitty.

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Directed by
Bernd Hofmann
Genres
Drama
Starring
Hedwig Bleibtreu, Ruth Hellberg, Ursula Herking
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • betrayal
  • loyalty
  • coming-of-age
  • guilt
Places
  • sea
  • school
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance4
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Bernd Hofmann
Starring
Hedwig Bleibtreu, Ruth Hellberg, Ursula Herking, Herbert Hübner, Karl John, Karl Platen, Ernst Schröder, Siegfried Schürenberg
Runtime
92 min
Country
Germany
Languages
German

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