''Lust for Love'' () is a 1967 West German drama film directed by

Edgar Reitz Edgar Reitz (born 1 November 1932) is a German filmmaker and Professor of Film at the Staatliche Hochschule für Gestaltung (State University of Design) in Karlsruhe. He is best-known for his internationally acclaimed '' Heimat film series'' (1 ...

, starring

Heidi Stroh Heidi Stroh (born 1941) is a German stage, film and television actress.Cowie & Elley p.149 Selected filmography * '' Das Dorf ohne Moral'' (1960) * ''Blood and Black Lace'' (1964) * '' Cadavere a spasso'' (1965) * '' Lust for Love'' (1967) * '' A ...

and Georg Hauke. It tells the story of the marriage and subsequent crisis of a young female photographer and a medical student. It was the director's first fiction film. The film premiered in West Germany on 21 March 1967. It was shown in competition at the

28th Venice International Film Festival The 28th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 26 August to 8 September 1967. Jury * Alberto Moravia (Italy) (head of jury) * Carlos Fuentes (Mexico) * Juan Goytisolo (Spain) * Erwin Leiser (West Germany) * Violette Mor ...

, where it won the award for Best First Work.

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* 1967 films 1967 drama films Films directed by Edgar Reitz German drama films 1960s German-language films West German films 1960s German films {{1960s-Germany-film-stub