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Ein Leben

1980 · 31 min Documentary

Using photos and letters that the director found in a landfill, she reconstructs in her documentary film the life of Maria Bartel, a Berlin baker born in 1902 who, as the director comments in voice-over, "was in the prime of her life during fascism." In 1920, she moved from the East Prussian province to Berlin with her first husband. After his suicide, she opened a bakery, which she ran until the end of the war in 1945, raised her son, and now has various relationships and love affairs.

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Year 1980
Country East Germany, Germany
Genre Documentary
Director Helke Misselwitz
Runtime 31 min.

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Ein Leben is an acquired taste at 0.0/10. We recommend checking the trailer and synopsis before diving in.

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A classic from 1980. They don't make them like this anymore — which is exactly why you should watch it. Best for: genre fans and those open to something unconventional.

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