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The Legend of Paul and Paula
The Legend of Paul and Paula
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THE LEGEND OF PAUL AND PAULA

Die Legende von Paul und Paula

Directed by Heiner Carow
East Germany, 1973
Drama, Romance

Synopsis

Paul and Paula have had bad experiences with love: Paul is financially well off but has lost all affection for his wife, and Paula leads a troublesome life raising two children on her own. They meet and discover a strong passion for each other.

Synopsis

Paul and Paula have had bad experiences with love: Paul is financially well off but has lost all affection for his wife, and Paula leads a troublesome life raising two children on her own. They meet and discover a strong passion for each other.

Our take

A box-office sensation, this tragicomedy was made during a brief period of relaxed censorship in East Germany. Full of yearning for personal freedom and punctuated by scenes of old buildings blowing up, The Legend of Paul and Paula struck a cord with the public and became a perennial cult favorite.