The Longing (2002)
1h 34m
Running Time
August 8, 2002Release Date
Plot.
It is set in a dreary village in the Schwabian-Frankish Forest where the seemingly reserved Lena lives with her tyrant of a husband, Johannes, in a loveless marriage. Johannes is the village's spiritual leader and Lena is his faithful, ever-ready-to-serve wife. Lena's daily life is characterized by grinding monotony, a life narrowly circumscribed by nursing, organ playing and the duties of the marriage bed. The mysterious murder of a village girl suddenly knocks this humdrum existence off its tracks. In the wake of these events Lena discovers the affection and tenderness for which she has always longed in Paul, the village mechanic. This encounter is the start of an emancipation that leads her not to reveal Paul's secret regarding the girl's murder, for fear of losing her newly won piece of happiness. In turn it means she has to remain silent, as she has always done in her many years of marriage. So it is that this love ultimately turns Lena herself into a fallen angel.
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Cast & Crew.

Susanne-Marie Wrage
Lena

Klaus Grünberg
Johannes

Robert Lohr
Paul

Heidemarie Rohweder
Martha

Manfred Kranich
Griesbacher

Peter Lerchbaumer
Huber

Eva Löbau
Verkäuferin

Sigrid Skoetz
Frau im Laden

Wolfgang Packhäuser
Chorleiter

Brit Gdanietz
Trauernde

Silke Parzich
Author

Justus Pankau
Director of Photography

Iain Dilthey
Director / Author

Till Schmerbeck
Producer

Gerd Haag
Producer

Johannes Kobilke
Composer

Barbara Hoffmann
Editor

Eva Stiebler
ProductionDesigner
Details.
Release DateAugust 8, 2002
Original NameDas Verlangen
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 34m
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
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Wiki.
The Longing (German: Das Verlangen) is a 2002 German film directed by Iain Dilthey. It won the Golden Leopard at the 2002 Locarno International Film Festival.
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