Glück im Hinterhaus

1980
1h 37m

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Karl Erp is a fairly well-off librarian in his mid-forties with two children and a boring marriage. His love for his intern, Miss Broder, brings him out of his lethargy. He tells his wife, E... Read allKarl Erp is a fairly well-off librarian in his mid-forties with two children and a boring marriage. His love for his intern, Miss Broder, brings him out of his lethargy. He tells his wife, Elisabeth, that love never existed between them and that he only married her as a favor to ... Read allKarl Erp is a fairly well-off librarian in his mid-forties with two children and a boring marriage. His love for his intern, Miss Broder, brings him out of his lethargy. He tells his wife, Elisabeth, that love never existed between them and that he only married her as a favor to her. He then moves in with Miss Broder. Harassed by her mother, he promises a divorce from... Read all

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Beautifully crafted

'Glück im Hinterhaus' (happiness in the backside-house) is a beautifully crafted film by Herrmann Zschoche.

A very credible drama in human relations, about a middle-aged man who cannot choose between his wife and his mistress. All human characters, including those of the children, are performed very well - in particular that of the wife, by Jutta Wachnowiak.

This film's plot always follows a path one can relate to. Thus providing a very human picture, with a clear & common next-door character.

From a wider point of view, 'Glück im Hinterhaus' was shot between 'Sieben Sommersprossen' and 'Und nächstes Jahr am Balaton'. At a time when Herrmann Zschoche was at his peak.

'Sieben Sommersprossen' is Zschoche's best-known film, and 'Und nächstes Jahr am Balaton' is a very nice road-movie. Both films clearly display female nudity.

'Glück im Hinterhaus' is much more modest in this respect, and probably therefore less known. But it stands out between its neighbors for its excellently acted plot.