Movie Description
Bittere Ernte
(1985)Overview
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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Agnieszka Holland
- Producer : Artur Brauner,Klaus Riemer
- Writer : Agnieszka Holland,Paul Hengge
- Editor : Barbara Kunze
- Cast : Armin Mueller-Stahl,Elisabeth Trissenaar,Wojciech Pszoniak,Gerd Baltus,Käte Jaenicke,Margit Carstensen,Kurt Raab,Tilly Lauenstein,Hans Beerhenke,Anita Höfer,Isa Haller,Klaus Abramowsky,Wolf Donner,Malgorzata Gebel,Heidi Joschko,Andreas Wendland
Cast
Leon Wolny
Rosa Eckart
Cybulkowski
Geistlicher
Anna
Eugenia
Maslanko
Frau Kaminska
Kaspar
Pauline
Magda / Zosia
Herr Rubin
Walden
Frau Rubin
Alte Frau
SS-Mann
Recommendations
Facts
Original TitleBittere Ernte
Status Released
Release Information
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1985-02-20
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 01h 41m
Production CompaniesZDF,CCC Filmkunst
Genres
- Drama
- Romance