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The Promise is a film of genre Drama directed by Margarethe von Trotta with Corinna Harfouch
The Promise (1995)
Das Versprechen
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Add to a movie listThe Promise (German: Das Versprechen) is a 1995 German-language film directed by Margarethe von Trotta. It was an international co-production between Germany, France and Switzerland. Two young lovers in Berlin are separated when the Berlin wall goes up, and their stories intertwine during the three decades to German reunification. This film was chosen as Germany's official submission to the 67th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film, but did not receive a nomination.
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À Berlin, en 1961. Konrad et Sophie, deux jeunes étudiants amoureux vivant à Berlin-Est tentent de passer à l’Ouest par les égouts, peu après la construction du mur. Ils sont séparés lors de leur fuite, seule Sophie parvenant à passer à l'Ouest. Konrad est enrôlé dans l’armée puis suit des études scientifiques. Il souffre beaucoup de l'omniprésence de la Stasi. Les deux amoureux se retrouvent à Prague en 1968, lors du Printemps de Prague. Ils décident de vivre ensemble dans la capitale de la Tchécoslovaquie mais sont à nouveau séparés par l'invasion soviétique. Sophie attend un enfant de Konrad. Cet enfant leur permet de se rencontrer de loin en loin. Ils se marient tous les deux de leur côté, abandonnant l'espoir de vivre ensemble. Vingt-sept ans après leur séparation, Konrad et Sophie se retrouvent au milieu de Berlinois en liesse. Nous sommes le 9 novembre 1989.Actors
Corinna Harfouch
(Sophie II)
Eva Mattes
(Barbara II)
Meret Becker
(Sophie I)
Tina Engel
(Sophies Tante)
Hark Bohm
(Müller II)
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