Die Schauspielerin (1988)

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Country: East Germany
Genres: Drama
Release: 1988-10-13
Director: Siegfried Kühn
Writers: Regine Kühn , Siegfried Kühn , Erika Richter , Hedda Zinner
Language: German
Stars: Corinna Harfouch , André Hennicke , Michael Gwisdek , Blanche Kommerell , Christian Steyer , Edda Schwarzkopf , Jürgen Watzke , Klaus Bieligk , Gerd Staiger , Falk Rockstroh
Runtime: 88 min
Awards: 3 wins
AKA: Die Schauspielerin , Актриса , Die Schauspielerin , Aktorka (Poland) , The Actress (United States of America) , Herečka , La Comédienne (France, French Republic)
Plot: The film is set in the 1930s in Germany. Maria Rheine and Mark Löwenthal, two young actors working in a small theater, are in love with each other. Their love affair is interrupted by Nazi racial policies; Mark is no longer allowed to perform in German theaters because he is a Jew. In order to continue acting, he joins the newly formed Jewish Theater in Berlin. Maria, who is not Jewish, faces no restrictions on her career, and she becomes a successful actress at a big theater in Munich. But her love for Mark eventually leads her to decide to sacrifice both career and security to remain close to him. She fakes a suicide, assumes a Jewish identity and, as Manja Löwenthal, joins the Jewish Theater
IMDB:tt0096051