A Happy Family Life (1975)

Plot Summary

Manfred, a lathe operator, and Manuela, a seamstress, marry and try to find happiness together. They have two children in quick succession and realize that their simultaneous material advancement is beyond their strength. Marianne stops working and Manfred's position in the company deteriorates. The atmosphere between the two becomes more irritable, even more so when Marianne finds a new job. She becomes increasingly distant from Manfred, who is suspicious of her emancipation, and ends up sleeping with another man. But the two move towards each other and, after five years of marriage, find their way back together.

Full Cast & Characters

Tilo Prückner

Manfred

Dagmar Biener

Manuela

Ursula Diestel

Manfreds Mutter

Claus Theo Gärtner

Rainer

Eberhard Feik

Wulle

Günter Meisner

Hektiker

Irmgard Paulis

Kollegin

Director & Crew

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