| Description |
1 Blu-ray videodisc (113 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
plastic rdamat |
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Blu-ray 4 3/4 in. |
| Description |
digital optical mono Dolby digital rdacpc |
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NTSC rdabs |
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video file Blu-Ray 1080p high-definition all regions rdaft |
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Motion picture |
| System Details |
Blu-ray, DTS-HD. |
| Language |
In German with optional English subtitles. |
| Note |
"East Germany's only gay feature film premiered the night the Berlin Wall opened"--container. |
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"New digitally restored HD transfers & revised English subtitles"--container back. |
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A DEFA production originally released as a motion picture in Germany in 1989. |
| Cast |
Matthias Freihof, Dagmar Manzel, Dirk Kummer. |
| Credits |
Screenplay. Wolfram Witt ; dramaturgy, Erika Richter ; camera, Martin Schlesinger ; director, Heiner Carow ; editor, Evelyn Carow ; music, Stefan Carow. |
| Summary |
Tanya and Philip work together and are both dedicated teachers. They become close and move in together. Tanya is very much in love and gets pregnant. Things get complicated for Philipp when he meets Matthias, however, as they fall passionately in love, Philipp struggles with his identity and what to do; it is hard to overcome years of repressing his sexuality. |
| Awards |
Winner, Berlin International Film Festival 1990: Silver Bear award-Heiner Carow; Teddy-Best Feature Film-Heiner Carow. |
| Terms Of Use |
Home use only. |
| Subject |
Gay people -- Germany (East) -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Gay teachers -- Germany (East) -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Closeted gay people -- Germany (East) -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Foreign films -- Germany (East) -- Videodiscs.
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Foreign films -- Videodiscs.
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Homosexuality in motion pictures -- Videodiscs.
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Gay people -- Germany -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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| Genre |
LGBTQ+ films.
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Feature films.
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Romance films.
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Gay films.
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Foreign Films, German.
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Blu-ray discs.
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| Added Author |
Carow, Heiner, 1929-1997, film director.
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Carow, Stefan, composer (expression)
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Freihof, Matthias, 1961- actor.
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Manzel, Dagmar, actor.
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Kummer, Dirk, actor.
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DEFA. Studio für Spielfilme, production company.
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Icestorm International, Inc., production company.
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Gruppe Babelsberg, production company.
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| Standard No. |
688187004532 |
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688187004532 |
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