Zwei Mütter
| Zwei Mütter | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Frank Beyer |
| Written by | Leonie Ossowski |
| Screenplay by | Frank Beyer, Leonie Ossowski |
| Cinematography | Otto Merz |
| Music by | Joachim Werzlau |
Release date | 1957 |
Running time | 1h 27m |
| Country | East Germany |
| Language | German |
Zwei Mütter (English: Two mothers) is a 1957
Film School of the Academy of Performing Arts (FAMU) in Prague. The film tells the story of two women, one French and the other German, who fight for a child who has been mistakenly taken by the Germans after a bomb raid.[1] The film had a theatrical release and became a popular success with more than two million tickets sold in East Germany, but was also criticized for "lack of a stance" and "bourgeois pacifism".[2]
References
- ^ Frank Beyer on the DEFA-Stiftung web site. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
- ^ Löser, Claus (2006-10-04). "Immer unverbogen". Die Tageszeitung (in German): 13. Retrieved 2009-06-05.
External links
- Zwei Mütter at IMDb
- Zwei Mütter at Filmportal.de (in German)
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