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The Legend of Paul and Paula

1973 · 105 min

A bittersweet, surreal love story that swings between joy and heartbreak, leaving a lingering ache.

Tagline: The controversial comedy from behind the iron curtain.
Overview: Paul and Paula have had bad experiences with love: Paul is financially well off but has lost all affection for his wife, and Paula leads a troublesome life raising two children on her own. They meet and discover a strong passion for each other. Life seems like a dream when they're together - but their short flights from the burdens of reality are once and again interrupted by Paul's ties to family and career.

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 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
grief
isolation
freedom
fate
Places: big city
home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	3
Horror	1
Humour	5
Realism	7
Romance	8
Tension	5
Darkness	6
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: drama, romance
Directed by: Heiner Carow
Written by: Ulrich Plenzdorf, Heiner Carow
Starring: Angelica Domröse, Winfried Glatzeder, Heidemarie Wenzel, Fred Delmare, Rolf Ludwig, Käthe Reichel, Hans Hardt-Hardtloff, Frank-Otto Schenk
Music: Peter Gotthardt
Cinematography: Jürgen Brauer
Runtime: 105 min
Country: East Germany
Languages: German

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