A Woman's Pale Blue Handwriting


2h 1984

Brief Synopsis

In mid-1930s Austria, Leonidas, a government official who is happily married to the daughter of a prominent family, receives an unsettling letter. Twelve years before, he had carried out an affair with a Jewish woman and now she is requesting his help to place an 11-year-old half-Jewish boy in an Au

Film Details

Also Known As
Eine blassblaue Frauenschrift, Woman's Pale Blue Handwriting
Genre
Drama
Political
Release Date
1984
Production Company
Osterreichischer Rundfunk Fernsehen (Orf)
Distribution Company
Osterreichischer Rundfunk Fernsehen (Orf)

Technical Specs

Duration
2h

Synopsis

In mid-1930s Austria, Leonidas, a government official who is happily married to the daughter of a prominent family, receives an unsettling letter. Twelve years before, he had carried out an affair with a Jewish woman and now she is requesting his help to place an 11-year-old half-Jewish boy in an Austrian school. At a time when Nazis are becoming powerful in Austria, Leonidas is faced with an ethical crisis.

Film Details

Also Known As
Eine blassblaue Frauenschrift, Woman's Pale Blue Handwriting
Genre
Drama
Political
Release Date
1984
Production Company
Osterreichischer Rundfunk Fernsehen (Orf)
Distribution Company
Osterreichischer Rundfunk Fernsehen (Orf)

Technical Specs

Duration
2h

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Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 1984

Released in United States March 1988

Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival March 25, 26 & 27, 1988.

Released in United States 1984

Released in United States March 1988 (Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival March 25, 26 & 27, 1988.)