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Lili Marleen

1981 · 120 min

A sweeping, bittersweet wartime romance that feels grand and tragic, with a haunting sense of doomed love amid political horror.

Overview
The story of a German singer named Willie, who while working in Switzerland, falls in love with a Jewish composer named Robert, whose family is helping people to flee from the Nazis. Robert’s family is skeptical of Willie, thinking she could be a Nazi as she becomes famous for singing the song “Lili Marleen”.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • war
  • betrayal
  • identity
  • survival
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror3
Humour2
Realism7
Romance7
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, war, romance
Directed by
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Written by
Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Manfred Purzer, Joshua Sinclair
Starring
Hanna Schygulla, Giancarlo Giannini, Mel Ferrer, Karl-Heinz von Hassel, Erik Schumann, Hark Bohm, Gottfried John, Karin Baal
Music
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Cinematography
Xaver Schwarzenberger
Runtime
120 min
Country
Germany
Languages
English, French, German

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