The Bicycle

The Bicycle

Das Fahrrad
🎞️ Movie 88 min DE
โ˜… 6.3 /10 1982

Susanne is a young single mother who lives a somewhat 'carefree' lifestyle. After quitting her job, she finds herself in trouble financially and attempts a minor insurance fraud to make ends meet. Despite its rare view of everyday socialism from a woman's perspective, East German officials were critical of this frank portrayal of a less-than-ideal socialist citizen and turned down all invitations for the film to be screened abroad. In West Germany, however, Evelyn Schmidt's film received much praise for its critical feminist approach. The Bicycle was part of the 2005 Rebels with a Cause: The Cinema of East Germany retrospective, shown at The Museum of Modern Art, New York.

Cast

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Heidemarie Schneider
Susanne Becker
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Anke Friedrich
Jenny Becker
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Roman Kaminski
Thomas Marlow
Siegfried Seibt
Siegfried Seibt
Leutnant Sommer
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Gertrud Brendler
Frau Puschkat
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Hilmar Baumann
Riemer
Roland Hemmo
Roland Hemmo
Schwabinger
Arnim Mühlstädt
Arnim Mühlstädt
Teichmann
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Karin Weser
Lotti
Heidrun Bartholomäus
Heidrun Bartholomäus
Marry
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Peter Rabenalt
Composer
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Roland Dressel
Cinematographer