Is Germany Pale Mother sad?

Yes, very. More sad than 99% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Germany Pale Mother end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Germany Pale Mother scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Germany Pale Mother easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Germany Pale Mother violent?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Germany Pale Mother

Name: Germany Pale Mother
Genre: Drama
Released: 1980
Duration: 151 min
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Eva Mattes, Ernst Jacobi, Elisabeth Stepanek, Angelika Thomas, Rainer Friedrichsen

Directed by Helma Sanders-Brahms

Produced by Helma Sanders-Brahms Filmproduktion, Literarisches Colloquium

1980151 min6.6 / 10

A haunting, intimate portrait of a marriage fractured by war, told through the eyes of a woman and child navigating loss, displacement, and the impossibility of return.

Germany 1939. Hans and Lene marry the day before the war breaks out, and Hans is sent to the Eastern front. During a bombing raid their daughter Anna is born. The house is destroyed and Lene and Anna moves in with relatives in Berlin. Hans survives the war but he is not the same person as in 1939, and he and Lene find it difficult to live together again.

Clusters

Corrupted by Ambition Coping With Loss Slow Emotional Collapse Historical War Movies Strong Female Characters

Genres

Drama

Keywords

World War Ii Woman Director

Questions people ask

Is Germany Pale Mother sad? Yes, very. More sad than 99% of films.
Does Germany Pale Mother end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.
Is Germany Pale Mother scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.
Is Germany Pale Mother easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is Germany Pale Mother violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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