An unmarried actress in Munich becomes pregnant but decides against marrying the child's father, and eventually moves in with a more agreeable man she meets on a winter sports holiday.
Direction
Heidi Genée's unsentimental gaze on female agency.
Writing
Refuses easy romantic payoff — gloriously frustrating.
Director
Heidi Genée
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of 1970s West German 'Frauenfilm' movement exploring women's lives outside marriage plots. Rare then, still rare now.
Director Heidi Genée was better known as an editor — this was one of few features she helmed.