The Director (1980)

Movie
Original title	The director
Country of production	GDR
original language	German
Publishing year	1980
length	113 minutes
Age rating	FSK 6
Rod
Director	Helmut Krätzig
script	Helmut Krätzig Erich Schlossarek (scenario) Horst Angermüller (dramaturgy)
production	DEFA on behalf of East German television
music	Karl-Ernst Sasse
camera	Rolf Sohre
cut	Ursula Zweig
occupation
Ulrich Thein : Joachim Faber Janina Hartwig : Rosi Faber Barbara Dittus : Bettina Bräuer Horst Drinda : Hans Tromlitz Lothar Förster : Kurt Hensel Manfred Richter : Manfred Bendelin Renate Geissler : Mrs. Scholz Regina Beyer : Mrs. Funke Helga Göring : Mrs. Kupfer Marina Krogull : Miss Dornbach Sonja Hörbing : Ms. Reichenbach Ingeborg Westphal : Mrs. Echterburg Bruno Carstens : Mr. Lehmann Otmar Richter : Mr. Hülscher Dietmar Richter-Reinick : Mr. Volmar Egon Geißler : Mr. Nowack Bernd Braun : Mr. Volker Wolfgang Greese : school council Günter Schubert : Drunk Willi Schrade : Teacher Helmut Krätzig : Workers Christian Viktor Keune : "Molle" Claudia Jäger : Anke Caterina Schulz : Birgit Michael Boettcher : Karsten Gerd Funk : caretaker

The director is a film of television of the GDR from 1980 , in which it is about the personal and professional life of a school director.

action

Joachim Faber has been a widower for five years and lives with his 18-year-old daughter. As the director of a polytechnic high school in Potsdam , he is under great professional pressure. In addition to failures in the teaching staff and unfinished manual work, he is also burdened by the demands of the school authorities for better grades from his students. The quarrel of a 10th grade with the construction workers of their sponsor brigade in the context of the subject "PA" causes particular trouble . After an escalation due to mutual written accusations, the director has to go to the school board. Ultimately, students and workers come to the conclusion that only a face-to-face meeting of the two parties can bring a solution.

At the time he met Bettina Bräuer in traffic. After two more chance encounters, Faber's interest in the woman grows and he tries to get in touch. The activities that finally came about (visit to the fairground and an intimate evening at Faber) proceed harmoniously. And yet Bettina Bräuer shows herself very dismissive several times when it comes to a common future. She is reluctant to give the reason for the rejection of a committed relationship: She has an 8-year-old deaf and mute son who will always be the most important person in her life. After a few days, Faber seeks to meet mother and son, during which the final scene leads to an ice cream meal together.

background

In the film, the juggler rock band makes an appearance at a fairground.

Students from Potsdam schools took part as amateur actors .

Broadcasts

The first broadcast took place in the first program of the television of the GDR on Friday, December 26th, 1980.

Reviews

“Entertaining little Pennäler film for GDR TV by Helmut Krätzig based on a template by Erich Schlossarek. Especially the amusing interplay of the two television favorites Ulrich Thein ('Polizeiruf 110') and Barbara Dittus ('Our teacher Dr. Specht') provides the right shot of romance to almost two hours of real everyday poetry. ” Kino.de

Web links

• The director in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• “The Director” on youtube

Individual evidence

1. ↑ mdr.de ( Memento of the original from September 27, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
2. ↑ moviepilot.de
3. ↑ fernsehenderddr.de
4. ↑ kino.de, critical review