Born in Jena in 1941, Rainer Simon worked for the East German state studio DEFA. His films often examine the individual's place in socialist society. Jadup and Boel (Jadup und Boel, 1981), the story of a mayor of a small town who is forced to confront the past, was banned until 1988. The Woman and the Stranger (Die Frau und der Fremde, 1985), a drama set in the First World War about a farmer's wife and a Russian prisoner, won the Golden Bear in Berlin.
Filmography
- Jadup and Boel (1981)
- The Woman and the Stranger (1985)
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