Our Short Life (1981)

6.0/10 113 min Drama

Overview

The fun-loving, 26-year-old architect Franziska Linkerhand (Simone Frost) works for a famous professor. Yet, she feels restrained by her dependence on him and longs to take risks. When her marriage falls apart, she moves to a small town for a fresh start. Franziska approaches her new life with vigor and idealism. Many of her colleagues have given in to the dictates of economic restrictions and prefabricated apartment blocks; but Franziska hangs onto her ideals and, as in her private life, is not willing to compromise…

Cast

Simone Frost

Franziska Linkerhand

Hermann Beyer

Schafheutlin

Christian Steyer

Uwe Kockisch

Wolfgang

Dietrich Körner

Professor Reger

Christine Schorn

Barbara Dittus

Annemone Haase

Gerd Staiger

Gert Gütschow

Ingeborg Westphal

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