VHS : The Legend of Paul and Paula
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starring: Angelica Domröse, Winfried Glatzeder, Heidemarie Wenzel, Fred Delmare, Rolf Ludwigdirected by: Heiner Carow
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 0679126113538
Format: Color, Subtitled, NTSC
Label: First Run Features
Manufacturer: First Run Features
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: First Run Features
Release Date: May 21, 2002
Running Time: 106 minutes
Sales Rank: 67285
Studio: First Run Features
Theatrical Release Date: 1973
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Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: - BRILLIANT!!!
I purchased this film knowing nothing about it, but based on the comment by the great director, Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, when commenting on his film, "The Lives of Others", surely one of the greatest movies ever made, that "The Legend of Paul and Paula" is a wonderful love story. Since I have such great respect for his work, I took him at his word and he did not lead me astray.
The exceptional creativity and originality of the film's director, Heimer Carow, is beyond defining, ... Read More
Rating: - A little censorhip goes a long way
While watching this movie for the first time it didn't have too much of an impact on me. I was just waiting for something to happen basically. It does have a certain charm to it however.
After watching a lot of communist commercials on youtube I began to get interested in communism. No not like I actually thought it worked or was even a good idea to begin with; I mean I was interested in learning about what everyday life was like under the iron curtain. So I came across this gem from old ... Read More
Rating:  - Is happiness this difficult to attain?
From the title, we assume this film must be about a love story, possibly with fairy tale overtones, between Paul and Paula. After viewing the first half hour or so, we wonder how it will be possible for them to end up together. Both Paul and Paula lead unfulfilled lives, though this misery is the consequence of their own making. Paul fails to detect his wife marries him only because of the possibility he will earn a decent paycheck, and Paula is an equally poor judge of men. (Oddly enough, both settle ... Read More
Rating: - The Classis East German Love Story
This 1970s film was and still is extremely popular in Germany, as it tells a story about every-day life in Eastern Germany with a lot of imagination. Paula is a single mom searching for happiness. Paul is a career bureaucrat who's unhappily married. They dive into the moment, escaping some of the more dreary aspects of their daily routines. The soundtrack of the film is by the East German cult band the Puddys. They actually appear in the film - when Paula goes to a club where she'll meet Paul, you see ... Read More
Rating: - A camp classic, understandably.
I just saw this movie last night for a German class. Considering that our last movie had been an Iron Curtain romance -- all Wall and no fun -- I thought this would be equally gloomy. Instead, it's a funny, often absurd, and sometimes gleefully immoral romance -- that is, if you think the pursuit of happiness is immoral. The idea of self-determination is the serious part, but to be frank, you will be in stitches throughout most of the movie. See this with friends.
It occurs to me I should ... Read More
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