My Heart Is Mine Alone (1997)
Helma Sanders-Brahms directs this inventive film that uses the verse of Jewish poet Else Lasker-Schüler and Nazi poet Gottfried Benn to dramatize the passionate, real-life affair between the two unlikely lovers. Forced out of Germany, Lasker-Schüler makes her way to Jerusalem even as Benn discovers the true nature of the Nazi ideology he had once championed. Lena Stolze and Cornelius Obonya star.
Director: Helma Sanders-Brahms
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 100 min
Release Date: September 1, 1997
Cast
- Nicolai Albrecht - Marc Chagall
- Janina Berge - Else as a child
- Dagmar Bertram - Member of the Lasker family
- Klaus Bunk - Herwarth Walden
- Bruno Dunst - Professor
- Oliver Grice - Pastor Benn
- Julia Kiessling - Elses Schwester
- Julia Kiessling - Else's sister
- Cornelius Obonya - Gottfried Benn
- Stefan Ostertag - Franz Marc
Screenplay
Cinematography: Roland Dressel
Editing: Helma Sanders-Brahms, Monika Schindler
Production: Helma Sanders-Brahms Filmproduktion, ARTE, WDR
Country: Germany
Language: Deutsch
Original Language: de
Keywords
woman director
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is My Heart Is Mine Alone about?
- Helma Sanders-Brahms directs this inventive film that uses the verse of Jewish poet Else Lasker-Schüler and Nazi poet Gottfried Benn to dramatize the passionate, real-life affair between the two unlikely lovers. Forced out of Germany, Lasker-Schüler makes her way to Jerusalem even as Benn discovers the true nature of the Nazi ideology he had once championed. Lena Stolze and Cornelius Obonya star.
- Who directed My Heart Is Mine Alone?
- My Heart Is Mine Alone was directed by Helma Sanders-Brahms.
- Who stars in My Heart Is Mine Alone?
- My Heart Is Mine Alone stars Nicolai Albrecht, Janina Berge, Dagmar Bertram, Klaus Bunk, Bruno Dunst, Oliver Grice.
- How long is My Heart Is Mine Alone?
- My Heart Is Mine Alone has a runtime of 1h 40m (100 minutes).
- What genre is My Heart Is Mine Alone?
- My Heart Is Mine Alone is a Drama film.
- Where was My Heart Is Mine Alone produced?
- My Heart Is Mine Alone was produced in Germany.