Deine Zärtlichkeiten (1969)
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Directors
Herbert Vesely, Peter Schamoni
Cast
Doris Kunstmann, Ulli Lommel, Bernhard Wicki, Irene Söderberg
Two estranged siblings meet as adults, and their growing closeness draws Christine into a forbidden, conflicted love.
The story
Christine and Stefan grew up apart after their parents divorced and have never known one another. As adults, Christine lives in Barcelona while Stefan lives with their mother in Baden-Baden. When Christine visits, the siblings grow closer. Christine recognizes that the relationship she is entering is forbidden, but persuades herself that their bond is merely an unusually close sibling connection rather than an intimate love affair. Torn between aversion and affection toward Stefan, she also enters into other relationships in an attempt to suppress her feelings.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
The siblings Christine and Stefan grew up apart because their parents divorced and had never known each other. They meet only as adults. Christine lives in Barcelona, while Stefan lives with their mother in Baden-Baden. When Christine visits Baden-Baden, the two siblings grow closer. Christine knows that she is entering into a forbidden relationship and convinces herself that it is merely a very close sibling bond, not an intimate love affair. She is torn between aversion and affection toward her brother and also enters into other relationships in an attempt to suppress her love for him. When she finally decides to pursue the relationship after all, he marries Monika, a Swedish woman.
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