Hilde, das Dienstmädchen

Hilde, das Dienstmädchen

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Status

Released

Release Date

May 27, 1986

Runtime

1h 37m

Genres

Drama

Original Title

Hilde, das Dienstmädchen

Production Companies

DEFA

Director

Günther Rücker

Description

In 1938, a young woman leaves Germany to search for her love, Erich, in Reichenburg, Bohemia. Erich is secretly fighting the fascists, so Hilde ends up becoming a housemaid in the home of a German joiner in order to carry on their relationship. The joiner's son notices the passionate love shared between Hilde and Erich. To him, the young lady embodies the feminine ideal. When Hilde receives news of Erich's death, she descends into an uninhibited lifestyle in an attempt to forget.