Mother Holly

Mother Holly (1963)

Released: 1963-10-12 Duration: 57min
Genres: Family
Rating 6.0

Overview

The widow has an ugly and lazy daughter, Pechmarie, and a beautiful and hard-working step-daughter, Goldmarie. Because Pechmarie is her real daughter, the widow clearly favors her and makes Goldmarie do all the work. Poor Goldmarie must also sit and spin all day by the well until her fingers bleed. When she tries to rinse out the spindel, it drops into the cold water. Her unsympathetic step-mother tells her to jump in after it. Goldmarie does as she is told, and then wakes up in the middle of a beautiful field of flowers. This is the land of Frau Holle, who welcomes Goldmarie and invites her to stay, as long as she will help with the housework. Marie stays and serves Frau Holle gladly, until she suffers so terribly from homesickness that she asks to go home. Before bringing her back, Frau Holle rewards Marie with a shower of gold. Upon her return, Goldmarie and her gold are welcomed by her greedy step-sister and -mother. Hoping for the same kind of reward, the step-mother sends ...

Production Companies

DEFA
DEFA

Additional Info

Budget $0.00
Revenue $0.00
Original Language de
Popularity 3.973

Directed By

Gottfried Kolditz

Crew

Screenplay
Gottfried Kolditz
Screenplay
Günter Kaltofen
Cinematography
Erich Gusko
Dramaturgy
Margot Beichler
Dramaturgy
Gudrun Deubener
Production Manager
Erich Kühne
Production Design
Erich Krüllke
Costume Design
Gerhard Kaddatz
Production Design
Werner Pieske

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