Lydia

Year: 2021

Runtime: 21 mins

Language: German

Director: Christian Becker

Documentary

Filmed in the late 1970s and documented in diary entries years later, the film explores the lives of Lydia and Wolfgang B. over two decades. She is a translator of French literature, and he, a professor of Romance studies. Their story unfolds between moments of crisis and joy, showcasing passion alongside disciplined work, convictions alongside doubts, and the shadow of a potential recurrence of cancer. Through film recordings and Wolfgang’s diary entries, a fragmented portrait emerges of a complex marriage and a full life lived.

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