Our Short Life (1981)

The fun-loving, 26-year-old architect Franziska Linkerhand (Simone Frost) works for a famous professor. Yet, she feels restrained by her dependence on him and longs to take risks. When her marriage falls apart, she moves to a small town for a fresh start. Franziska approaches her new life with vigor and idealism. Many of her colleagues have given in to the dictates of economic restrictions and prefabricated apartment blocks; but Franziska hangs onto her ideals and, as in her private life, is not willing to compromise…

• Release Date: 1981-01-16
• Runtime: 1h 53min
• Production Company: DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
• Production Country: East Germany, Germany
• Director: Lothar Warneke