Divided Heaven
Seen it?1964 | 116 min | Drama, Romance
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- One for anyone interested in what war does to people and people who like their stories with a little heart-flutter. It puts you in the middle of the fighting, and doesn't let you forget the cost.
- The mood
- Warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Character-first and patient, at 1 hr 56 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in German, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1964: an older pace and style.
- Not the one if you want explosions or easy laughs.
After a breakdown, Rita returns to her childhood village in 1961. As she recovers, she remembers the past two years: her love for the chemist Manfred, ten years her senior; how his enthusiasm about his new chemical process turned to bitter disappointment in the face of official rejection; how he escaped to West Berlin a few weeks before the Wall was built and hoped that she would follow him …
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 3K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Konrad Wolf
- Lissy TempelhofNarrator
- Werner EberleinNarrator
- Renate BlumeRita Seidel
- Eberhard EscheManfred Herrfurth
- Hans Hardt-HardtloffRolf Meternagel
- Hilmar ThateWendland
- Martin FlörchingerHerr Herrfurth
- Erika PelikowskyFrau Herrfurth
- Günter GrabbertErnst Schwarzenbach
- Agnes KrausFrau Meternagel