Summary 51-year-old Herbert Strehlow, a furniture restorer, falls in love with 21-year-old Lea, who has not spoken a word since childhood when her father killed her mother. She bears a striking resemblance to Herbert's dead wife. They get married, but their relationship seems doomed, until gradually each one manages to penetrate the mysterious world of the other, and they begin to realize that they are bound by a kind of spiritual relationship. For Lea it is the death of her mother, for Herbert it is the death of his first wife. His hard exterior slowly beings to thaw, and he starts to show feelings and responses that soften Lea's initial hatred and fear of him, and which put their relationship in a more positive light. View more details
Directed : Ivan Fíla
Written : Lubomír Feldek Ivan Fíla
Stars : Hanna Schygulla Miroslav Donutil Christian Redl Lenka Vlasáková
Genres : Drama Romance
Release date : May 21, 1997
Countries of origin : Germany France Czech Republic
Language : German Slovak
Production companies : Barrandov Studios Avista Film Ivan Fila Filmproduktion
Summary 51-year-old Herbert Strehlow, a furniture restorer, falls in love with 21-year-old Lea, who has not spoken a word since childhood when her father killed her mother. She bears a striking resemblance to Herbert's dead wife. They get married, but their relationship seems doomed, until gradually each one manages to penetrate the mysterious world of the other, and they begin to realize that they are bound by a kind of spiritual relationship. For Lea it is the death of her mother, for Herbert it is the death of his first wife. His hard exterior slowly beings to thaw, and he starts to show feelings and responses that soften Lea's initial hatred and fear of him, and which put their relationship in a more positive light. View more details
Genres : Drama Romance
Release date : May 21, 1997
Countries of origin : Germany France Czech Republic
Language : German Slovak
Production companies : Barrandov Studios Avista Film Ivan Fila Filmproduktion
