The House on the River

N/A

1986

Drama

1 hour 29 minutes

Summary

1942. The members of the Voß family, mother, two daughters, a daughter-in-law, and a son-in-law, are living in a house at the river. A fellow soldier of son Paul, who fights at the eastern front, delivers his greetings and an embroidered Russian blouse for Emmi, Paul′s wife. Daughter Agnes, whose husband is also fighting in the war, receives a fur vest from the junior partner who is stalking her. Obviously, the vest is also loot from the eastern front. When the family receives news that Emmi′s husband has been killed in action, the war finally enters the house at the river. Emmi commits suicide while Agnes′s husband returns as a cripple from the war front. At home, he has to learn what a price his wife had to pay for the "Russian fur".

Roland Gräf

Director

Original NameDas Haus am Fluss (The House on the River)

StatusReleased: 39 years ago
January 16, 1986

LanguageDeutsch

Spoken LanguagesDeutsch

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