Born In 45 / (Ws Sub B&W)

Banned in 1966, this sexually frank film, bursting with the stylistic energy of Neo-Realism and the French New Wave, centers on two newlyweds, Alfred and Lisa, who are going crazy living together in their tiny flat and decide to divorce. Albert leaves and drifts through Berlin. Lisa takes the separation hard. Will they reunite

The only narrative feature made by painter and documentary filmmaker Jurgen Bottcher< born in '45 didn't get its first showing until 1990, after reunification. This unique film, "perfectly cast," suggests "an East German auteurist cinema of international standard" (Boston Phoenix).