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The Woman and the Stranger is a Allemand film of genre Drama directed by Rainer Simon with Ulrich Mühe
The Woman and the Stranger (1985)
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Add to a movie listThe Woman and the Stranger (German: Die Frau und der Fremde) is a 1985 East German film directed by Rainer Simon. It is based on Leonhard Frank's novella "Karl und Anna" and tells the story of two friends in a POW camp during World War I. One of them escapes and forms a relationship with the other man's wife. After the war her husband returns. The film was entered into the 35th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Golden Bear.
It is a remake of Homecoming (1928).
Synopsis
En 1918, Karl et Richard sont prisonniers de guerre en Russie. Pour supporter leur souffrance quotidienne ils rêvent de chez eux : Richard parle tant de sa femme Anna qu’elle devient l’objet des fantasmes de Karl. Celui-ci parvient à s’échapper et, n’ayant personne qui l’attend en Allemagne, il retrouve Anna et se fait passer pour Richard. Si Anna sait que Karl n’est pas son mari, elle accueille l’étranger, sa tendresse, son amour. Les deux amants croient Richard mort et, quelque part, espèrent qu’il en est ainsi.Actors
Ulrich Mühe
(Revolutionär)
Christine Schorn
(Trude)
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