Our Short Life
1981, German. Directed by Lothar Warneke.
The fun-loving, 26-year-old architect Franziska Linkerhand (Simone Frost) works for a famous professor. Yet, she feels restrained by her dependence on him and longs to take risks. When her marriage falls apart, she moves to a small town for a fresh start. Franziska approaches her new life with vigor and idealism. Many of her colleagues have given in to the dictates of economic restrictions and prefabricated apartment blocks; but Franziska hangs onto her ideals and, as in her private life, is not willing to compromise…
- Runtime
- 1h 53m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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- Released
- 16 January 1981
- Original title
- Unser kurzes Leben
- Country
- East Germany, Germany
- Written by
- Lothar Warneke, Regine Kühn
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Our Short Life runs 113 minutes (1h 53m).
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Our Short Life isn’t on a subscription OTT platform in India, but you can watch it free online. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed Our Short Life?
Our Short Life (1981) was directed by Lothar Warneke and stars Simone Frost, Hermann Beyer, Christian Steyer.