''Christine'' is a 1963 German film directed by

Slatan Dudow Slatan Theodor Dudow (, Zlatan Dudov; 30 January 1903 – 12 July 1963) was a Bulgarian-born German film director and screenwriter who made a number of films during the Weimar Republic and in East Germany. Biography Early life and career Dud ...

. The film was not completed due to the director's death during filming. A rough-cut version was screened in Germany in 1974.

Plot

The film is a glance at the life of Christine, a young farm worker, in a German village after the

Second World War World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

. Christine is exploited by several men. Her efforts to improve her station in life through professional training and education are disrupted as she bears three children out of wedlock.

Reception

Wilhelm Roth wrote in ''

Süddeutsche Zeitung The ''Süddeutsche Zeitung'' (; ), published in Munich, Bavaria, is one of the largest and most influential daily newspapers in Germany. The tone of ''SZ'' is mainly described as centre-left, liberal, social-liberal, progressive-liberal, and ...

'' that it was hard to estimate what GDR films lost because Dudow was unable to complete his ''Christine'' and put it up for discussion at the time.

References

External links

* 1963 films German drama films 1960s unfinished films 1960s German films Films scored by Wilhelm Neef East German films {{1960s-Germany-film-stub