Her Third
- Jutta Hoffmann: Margit
- Barbara Dittus: Lucie
- Rolf Ludwig: Hrdlitschka
- Peter Köhncke: Bachmann
- Erika Pelikowsky: Superior
- Christine Schorn: Young Woman
- Jaecki Black: Young man
- Some Klaus: Lucie's friend
- Walter Lendrich: Chairman
- Ruth Kommerell: Hrdlitschkas mother
- Fred Delmare: Man with chair
- Christoph Beyertt: minister
The third is a German love story DEFA by Egon Günther from the year 1972. It is based on the story under the trees does it always rain twice by Eberhard Panitz.
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Margit Fließer is mid-30s, single mother of two daughters of different men and works as a mathematician. She lives emancipated and is still in search of a man. Two disappointments in their lives encourage them to the third party the right to seek themselves, even if they are in breach of social conventions. The right third she hopes to have found her colleague Hrdlitschka, but still nothing from her white. Again and again she thinks in this period of her past back:
She lost her mother in childhood and was raised by deaconesses. Eventually, they realized that they can not act as a deaconess, because it lacks the deep faith to God. She went to the Workers 'and Peasants' Faculty and met her first. Bachmann was her instructor at the ABF, wooed her and she was deceived. When she became pregnant, Bachmann had left already and agreed to the Examination Board for it to grant her account of her child a longer processing time of their thesis. Later Margit met a blind man who impressed her with his love of literature and music. They moved together. He saved money, the two studies enabled. She became pregnant and he lost his place of study and began to drink. When he went to West Berlin, they did not follow him, even though he asked.
With Hrdlitschka now everything will be different, but Margit is struggling with the conquest of man. She learns from his mother that he enjoys hiking. However, when she "accidentally" hits him in the train and he invites her to a joint hike, she invents a sick friend who is waiting for her. Only her best friend Lucie, who has an unhappy relationship with a bound man who would not reject Hrdlitschka and Margit therefore asking you to take the man or they do, Margit can be active. When re- ride in the train it assumes Hrdlitschkas offer the hike together. Both understand each other well and also the realization that Margit has two daughters, Hrdlitschka not shy. Soon the wedding follows. Margit tells Lucie that her daughters with the new, "first" husband are happy. Yourself " should now see again," what would come.
Production
The premiere took place at the Kino International Berlin on 16 March 1972.
" The dispute is not so much about the how, but about what, about what the film shows to social reality, to new problems posing " The film led to a lively public debate about the position and role of women in the GDR, Rosemarie wrote Rehahn a week postal also the openness of individual scenes has been criticized in the public debate, as can be seen with "latent lesbian caresses " between Margit and Lucie including a abortion attempt and a scene.
In one scene, Lucie sees on television the school television series English for you with Diana Loeser, which was popular in the 1970s.
Criticism
Contemporary critics praised the film: "Strong effect factors of the film are mounting and music, the exact blend of seriousness and subtle humor as an unusual for Babelsberg openness, remains alien to anything human ." Other critics pointed out that the film " from the presence grown, for the future is important. "
For the filmdienst The third was " a coherent, satisfied with quiet humor, critical DEFA contribution to the discussion about the situation of women and the need for female emancipation. The reality respect of Günther's film is significantly stronger than in the book. Exquisite in their often seemingly improvised playfulness. Jutta Hoffmann "
Cinema was: " Class: A woman finds its way far from real-socialist gender stereotypes. Conclusion: A DEFA tip: realistic and funny. "
Awards
Jutta Hoffmann received the National Prize 2nd class for The Third. This award was " for exemplary design people on the stage, in film and on television, especially in works of socialist contemporary drama " award.
Egon Günther was awarded the National Prize 3rd grade for his performance as a director.
Jutta Hoffmann was presented at the XXXIII. Movie Art Show 1972 Venice awarded the prize Venezia Critica.
The film won the 1972 Grand Prize at the International Film Festival Karlovy Vary. The film won the state title " particularly valuable".
In 2005, The Third was presented in the two-week Defa - retrospective " Rebels With a Cause " at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.