The Bicycle
6.3
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.
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Cast
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Heidemarie Schneider
Susanne Becker
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Eolomea
Roman Kaminski
Thomas
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Love in Thoughts
Roland Dressel
Evelyn Schmidt
Rita Adolph
Heidrun Bartholomäus
Mary
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(T)Raumschiff Surprise - Periode 1
Back to Gaya
Helga Emmrich
Erich Wenig
Hilmar Baumann
Riemer
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Spuk im Hochhaus
Rottenknechte
Peter Rabenalt
Gisela Bestehorn
Reisebüro-Chefin
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Hauptmann Florian von der Mühle
Geheime Spuren
Gertrud Brendler
Frau Puschkat
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Trace of Stones
Kleiner Mann – was nun?
Evelyn Schmidt Director · Ernst Wenig Writer Helga Emmrich Editor
United States release October 8, 2005 · Produced in XG, Germany · Production DEFA
Production
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Production
DEFA
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XG · Germany
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Original title
Das Fahrrad
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · July 22, 1982
Theatrical
United States · October 8, 2005
MoMA, New York
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