Summary In the winter of 1942-43, a Jewish family leaps from a train going through Silesia. They are separated in the woods, and Leon, a local peasant who's now a farmer of some wealth, discovers the woman, Rosa, and hides her in his cellar. Leon's a middle-aged Catholic bachelor, tormented by his sexual drive. He doesn't tell Rosa he's seen signs her husband is alive, and he begs her to love him. Rosa offers herself to Leon if he'll help a local Jew in hiding who needs money. Leon pays, and love between Rosa and him does develop, but then Leon's peasant subservience and his limited empathy lead to tragedy. At the war's end, a ray of sunshine comes from an unexpected place. View more details
Directed : Agnieszka Holland
Written : Agnieszka Holland Paul Hengge Hermann H. Field
Stars : Armin Mueller-Stahl Wojciech Pszoniak Elisabeth Trissenaar Gerd Baltus
Genres : Drama Romance War
Release date : Sep 30, 1985
Countries of origin : West Germany
Language : German
Filming locations : CCC-Studios, Berlin, Germany
Production companies : Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF) Central Cinema Company Film (CCC) Admiral
Summary In the winter of 1942-43, a Jewish family leaps from a train going through Silesia. They are separated in the woods, and Leon, a local peasant who's now a farmer of some wealth, discovers the woman, Rosa, and hides her in his cellar. Leon's a middle-aged Catholic bachelor, tormented by his sexual drive. He doesn't tell Rosa he's seen signs her husband is alive, and he begs her to love him. Rosa offers herself to Leon if he'll help a local Jew in hiding who needs money. Leon pays, and love between Rosa and him does develop, but then Leon's peasant subservience and his limited empathy lead to tragedy. At the war's end, a ray of sunshine comes from an unexpected place. View more details
Genres : Drama Romance War
Release date : Sep 30, 1985
Countries of origin : West Germany
Language : German
Filming locations : CCC-Studios, Berlin, Germany
Production companies : Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF) Central Cinema Company Film (CCC) Admiral
