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Christine

1963 · 106 min

A quiet, sober social drama that follows one woman's hard luck with a patient, unsentimental gaze.

Overview
Christine is a young farm worker in a small village in post-war Germany. Her attempts to improve her situation through further education are hampered by frequent pregnancies arising from ill-fated relationships.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • class
  • gender
  • isolation
  • parenthood
  • ambition
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour1
Realism8
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Slatan Dudow
Written by
Slatan Dudow
Starring
Annette Roth, Günther Haack, Horst Schulze, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Günter Schubert, Friedo Solter, Ostara Körner, Albert Garbe
Runtime
106 min
Country
East Germany, Germany
Languages
German

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