Schygulla stars as a German shopkeeper in the village of Brombach during WW II. Her husband away at war, she falls in love with Lysak, a Polish laborer--thereby disregarding the official ban on relationships between Germans and prisoners of war. The lovers go to great lengths to keep
their romance secret but are discovered by a snoopy neighbor, Barrault, who wants to take over Schygulla's shop. To escape the gossipmongers and the threat of discovery by the Nazis, Schygulla tries to visit her husband in Bavaria. After intercepting one of Schygulla's letters to Stanislaw,
however, the Nazis finally learn of the affair and apprehend the Pole. Officials in Brombach att...
Released:
1984
Rated:
R
Length:
110 mins