My Heart Is Mine Alone
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.
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My Heart Is Mine Alone
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Sep 1, 1997
Runtime
1h 40m
Genres
Drama
User Score
44%
Original Title
Mein Herz - Niemandem!
Production Companies
Helma Sanders-Brahms Filmproduktion, ARTE, WDR
Director
Helma Sanders-Brahms
Description
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.