Abstand
Distance![](/media/filmstills/2016/retrospektive/201602277_1_RWD_1380.jpg)
Source: Institut für Filmgestaltung Ulm, © Meerapfel
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Hartmut Kirste
Abstand | Distance by Jeanine Meerapfel
BRD 1966, Retrospective
Source: Institut für Filmgestaltung Ulm, © Meerapfel
Boyfriend Hartmut has become a bother. So she seeks distance. Since she doesn’t want to leave him, she tries to force him into a separation – “let go”, “you need to disconnect”. Artistically composed film footage and staged photographs paint a portrait of young people who want to make sure their feelings are sincere, as the Kinks sing “come on now”, “we better go”.