They got married in Gretna Green

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Movie
Original title They got married in Gretna Green
Country of production Germany
original language German
Publishing year 1965
length 10 mins
Age rating FSK 12
Rod
Director Fritz Illing
script Fritz Illing
production Fritz Illing
music Horst A. Hass
camera Fritz Illing
cut Anneliese Krigar

They Married in Gretna Green is a German documentary directed by Fritz Illing from 1965 .

action

A young West Berlin couple start working at three o'clock every morning. The woman gets up at two o'clock because it takes almost an hour to organize her hair. Both of them deliver newspapers at this time, for which they receive around 300 marks gross per month. After completing this activity, the woman goes to her main job as a photo laboratory technician . Her husband stays at home and takes care of their child. Before the child was born, he was employed as a coal carrier. Since he didn't earn more than his wife there, both agreed that he would stay at home. But he not only has to do with his child, he also has a caretaker position, which also takes some time.

From the off, you can alternately hear her statements about life, career and plans, while the camera alternately follows the young woman or the young man.

They met at the coal merchant, where the young woman's stepmother was a customer. That's how they learned to love each other over time. Only her stepmother was against the marriage of the two and the minor was not allowed to marry without her consent. So they got the idea to get married in the famous Scottish wedding location Gretna Green , where this permission is not required, that was 27 months ago. Except for the washing machine, they paid for all purchases. On Sundays, they deliver newspapers together to take care of each other and their son for the rest of the day. Your future plans are to either buy a photo shop or a newspaper shop.

Production and publication

They married in Gretna Green was shot as a black and white film in West Berlin . The first demonstrable performance took place in February 1965 during the West German Short Film Festival in Oberhausen .

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