''52 Weeks Make A Year'' (german: 52 Wochen sind ein Jahr) is a 1955

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directed by

Richard Groschopp Richard Groschopp (19 February 1906 - 8 July 1996) was a German film director and screenwriter. He directed in more than sixty films from 1932 to 1971. Selected filmography References External links

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. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in

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Plot

In a little Sorbian village in East Germany, old farmer Krestan owns a little land and few animals, which he intends to bequeath to his daughter Lena. When the government announces a plan to collectivize all the farms, Krestan is reluctant to hand over his property, and his neighbors share his sentiments. But when they realize the great advantages of collective ownership, they happily join in.

Cast

* Hans Wehrl as Krestan Serbin *

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as Lena * Kurt Oligmüller as Peter *

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as Gessner *

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as Ladusch *

Lore Frisch Lore Frisch (1925, Schwindegg – 1962, Potsdam) was a German actress. Selected filmography * ''The Blue and White Lion'' (1952) * ''Young Heart Full of Love'' (1953) * '' Marriage Strike'' (1953) * '' 52 Weeks Make A Year'' (1955) * '' The ...

as Sonja * Fabian Wander as Herbert * Johannes Arpe as Müller * Dorothea Thiesing as Marta *

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as Baumann * Hans Joachim Schölermann as Professor *

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as Kubank * Heinz Kammer as Rinke

Production

The film was adapted from

Jurij Brězan Jurij Brězan (9 June 1916 – 12 March 2006) was a German writer. His works, especially the novels, narrative works and children's books, were available in the two languages German and Upper Sorbian. He lived, following its creation during and ...

's novel by the same name, published in 1953. ''52 Weeks Make One Year'' was the first East German film about the collectivization of agriculture in the country.

Reception

The Socialist Unity Party of Germany's magazine, ''Einheit'', dubbed ''52 Weeks'' as one of the films "that were completely supportive of the struggle for German unity and against imperialism and war." Sylvia Klötzer wrote that the film was made in Socialist Realist style. Johannes von Moltke noted that while "suffused with images of rural bliss... rhythms of nature and local tradition" typical to the genre of Homeland films, ''52 Weeks'' "is not entirely irreconcilable with the belief in progress" and is an example of the East German agrarian pictures that focused on the benefits of the collectivization. The Catholic Film Service called it "formalistic, but with good acting."''52 Wochen sind ein Jahr'' on the German Film Lexicon.
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References

External links

*{{IMDb title, id=0229940, title=52 Wochen sind ein Jahr

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