Zeit der Störche

• Heidemarie Wenzel: Susanne Krug
• Winfried Glatzeder: Christian Smolny
• Jürgen Hentsch: Wolfgang Fischer
• Petra Hinze: Gisela Erdmann
• Volkmar Kleinert: "Einstein"
• Wolfgang Winkler: Karl Kramer
• Manfred Borges: Eduard
• Reimar J. Baur: Loeffler
• Herbert Wolfgang Krause: Peter
• Hans Teuscher: Oskar
• Doris Thalmer: Woman Siebel
• Angela Brunner: landlady
• Ilse Voigt: Susan's grandmother
• Theresa Wider: Jürgens mother
• Fritz Marquardt: gatekeeper
• Kurt Radeke: Bauer Friedrich
• Ostara grains: Mrs. Frederick
• Carmen - Maja Antoni: young farmer

Time of storks is a DEFA film directed by Siegfried Kühn from the year 1971.

Content

On a trip to a girlfriend with whom she wants to spend their vacation, learns the teacher Susanne Krug know the assembly worker Christian Smolny. Susanne is principled, candidate of the SED and for two years with the rock solid Wolfgang together. They live not exciting, but harmonious life and are close to their wedding. Christian leads a loose life except his work, he takes little seriously. Susanne is the first woman to whom he feels something like love. Also Susanne falls in love with Christian, but does not come with his outlook on life clear that he does not want to change. In addition it comes to a big row between two and Susanne returns to Wolfgang. But she realizes that she only loves Christian. She arranges a reunion with Christian. Both speak out and Christian will change in the future.

Criticism

• A use film in a good sense, made ​​with some ambitions, but more work that you execute solid, as a matter of the heart. ( Rolf Richter in DEFA feature film directors and critics, 1981)
• The serene in its basic tenor film conveys poetically structure of our [ ... ] lifestyle. The construction site, such as the Mecklenburg countryside and the village, meadows, ponds and - here the symbol has become - flying storks are organically included in the action guide and picture composition. Siegfried Kühn thereby proves his directing talent. ( Manfred Jelenski in morning, July 25, 1971)

Comments

The 1970 turned color film of the DEFA Group CISA " Red circle " had on September 3, 1971 at Leipzig cinema " Capitol " premiere. Director Siegfried Kühn filmed the narrative time of storks by Herbert Otto in 1966 in the tradition of the Soviet presence the film at that time. A graduate of the Moscow Film School Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography told the story against the backdrop of " scientific-technical revolution " in the GDR.

Heidemarie Wenzel and Winfried Glatzeder played shortly thereafter at the DEFA classic The Legend of Paul and Paula together again. For the tall, slim and blonde Heidemarie Wenzel of the successful film was the breakthrough to stardom, which was due not least to one of the first nude scenes in a DEFA film. The theater director Fritz Marquardt plays in the movie a bit part as a flagman.