Love Is the Beginning of All Terror

1984 1h 57m DE

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5.8

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★5.8TMDB · 4

Drama

Synopsis

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Story concerns two friends, Freya and Irmtraut and their relationships with the same man, Traugott, who finds it impossible to choose between the two women.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Helke Sander
Freya Lombardi
Lou Castel
Traugott
Rebecca Pauly
Irmtraud
Katrin Seybold
Anna
Monica Bleibtreu
Gisela
Uwe Bohm
Andres
Hark Bohm
Torsten
Ulrike Schirm
Vera

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Helke Sander
Writers: Dörte Haak, Helke Sander
Languages: German
Countries: Germany

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ERA

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42 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Helke Sander, shot by Martin Schäfer. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor Barbara von Weitershausen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Helke Sander and Lou Castel and Rebecca Pauly carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0086948 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Helke Sander directs. Martin Schäfer behind the camera. Barbara von Weitershausen cuts. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in German.

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142 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Helke Sander, shot by Martin Schäfer. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Barbara von Weitershausen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Helke Sander and Lou Castel and Rebecca Pauly carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0086948 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.