FICTION

Das zehnte Jahr

Year Number Ten

Käthe Kratz
The story tells of a love which after ten years is beginning to grow old, and of the attempt to turn the imminent end into a new beginning. After ten years of eventful relationship, man and woman have finally decided to say yes to each other in an abandoned railway station on the edge of town. It is the first evening in their new home. Everything is temporary, nothing is finished. The furniture has not yet been delivered, the heating is not functioning yet, the telephone is not connected, neither is the television. They are inescapably confronted with their own selves and with each other. And although, at least at the beginning, they fervently strive for love and harmony, the past catches up with them. When he, as always, seeks to withdraw by taking flight, he discovers that his key does not fit. He is at her mercy. Ruthlessly, they call each other to account.
Technical Data
Running time: 100
Format: 35 mm
Screen ratio: 1:1.85
Sound: Othmar Schmiderer, Alexander Kukelka
Language spoken: German
Subtitles: English
Production year: 1995
Credits
Director(s): Käthe Kratz
Writer(s): Käthe Kratz
Cinematography: Jürgen Jürges
Editing: Andreas Kopriva
Key cast: Maria Bill, Mathias Habich
Producer: Käthe Kratz
Producers: Lukas Stepanik
Production company
Extrafilm
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