
The Microscope
1988-04-14 · 97 min · ★ 4.8
The first film in Rudolf Thome's "Forms of Love" trilogy is the most incisive. It's a comedy-drame chronicling the ups and downs in the relationship of an unmarried couple (Adriana Altaras, Vladimir Weigl). When she tries to persuade him that they should have a child, he escapes the controversy by becoming preoccupied with his new aquarium and microscope. Their struggles to settle their differences and accept new responsibilities are presented intelligently, realistically and with low-key wit and irony.
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- Directors
- Rudolf Thome
- Production companies
- Moana-Film
- Countries
- Germany
- Status
- Released
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Vladimir WeiglFranz
Adriana AltarasMaria
Małgorzata GebelTina
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