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Original title: So Little Time

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During World War II, German soldiers occupy the home of a beautiful Belgian girl and her mother.During World War II, German soldiers occupy the home of a beautiful Belgian girl and her mother.During World War II, German soldiers occupy the home of a beautiful Belgian girl and her mother.

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8AmyLouise

So Little Time - Such an Impact

How sad that this film appears to have been lost - how do you "lose" such an good film?

I too have only seen it once, on television - was it in the seventies? But I've never forgotten it, and always kept an eye out for it to appear on television again, especially since the advent of cable, or in video stores, but it has eluded me.

I've always liked Marius Goring's work - yes, I fell in love with him in The Red Shoes - but this film was particularly strong in both story- line and casting. I've always preferred black and white film for drama, and it was just right for this romantic and ultimately tragic story.

I'm rating it high, although I saw it so long ago and can't remember details, but for any film to have had such an impact that one can't forget it decades later after one viewing, means it deserves the highest rating.

8cushybut

Great movie - now available on DVD in Germany if you are interested

I have loved this movie ever since I was a child when it seemed to be on television regularly in the 60s and 70s. It was also my mother's favourite film and I once arranged for it to be shown at the British Film Institute in London as a birthday gift for her.

However, just wanted to tell people that it is now available on DVD in Germany. Unfortunately only a dubbed version (with no subtitles) but for someone like me who was desperate to see it again - it was better than nothing. I have absolutely no idea why this film has not been made more available within the UK, on video, or on television where it not been shown to my knowledge within the last 20 years. Once again I have loved this moving love story which given the subject matter of the film could only end the way it does. Also, it is the only film I have seen where Marius Goring was sexy!!

7JoeytheBrit

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A poignant, bittersweet tale of forbidden love between a young woman and a much older man who also happens to be a Nazi officer occupying her country. The chemistry between Marius Goring and Maria Schell isn't too convincing, but the story is told with intelligence.

prof-10

BRILLIANT film, where can I buy it?

I saw this film years ago and was VERY impressed.

The plot is unusual in that it depicts a sympathetic relationship between an invading German officer and a Belgian girl.

I'd give anything to know why this film seems not to be available.

jutta-dreesen

8

First i am happy to find a lot of people who are so fond of this film like me!Since years I try to get it in the original English synchronized version,because the German synchronized is,except M.Schell ,with strange and silly voices and stiff dialogs.I am so much interested in hearing the real voice of Marius Goring,and I cannot understand,why he did not speak the German version himself,although he did speak so fluently and without an accent!Both main actors are extremely good in this film ,and all the others too,to my opinion.Iwould be very happy,if I could get an English DVD ,but to get it in Germany is nearly impossible!! Jutta Dreesen

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Trivia
The film was made at Elstree but a unit went out to Belgium to film various outdoor scenes. The film unit based themselves in Leau, a small town with a population of 2,000 about 45 miles east of Brussels. Some of the scenes were at the Château de Sterrebeek, just outside Brussels, which stood in for the Château de Malvines in the film.

Goofs
Although the story takes place in the mid-1940s, all of Maria Schell's clothing and hairstyles are strictly early 1950s.

Quotes
Blumel: [Nicole goes to knock on Colonel von Hohensee's door but it's opened suddenly by the Colonel's orderly, Blumel] Fraulein de Malvines
[he announces to the Colonel. Nicole enters the room]
Oberst: [He clicks his heels and bows to Nicole] Good evening, mademoiselle. I'm very pleased to see you.
[to Blumel]
Oberst: Bring den wein.
Blumel: Ja wohl, Herr Oberst.
Oberst: Well, have you been working hard?
Nicole de Malvines: Hmmm.
Oberst: Well, let's see what you have done since yesterday.
[Goes to the piano]
Oberst: You're not feeling tired now?
[Nicole shakes her head]
Oberst: When one does something one likes, one is not tired, eh?
[Sees Nicole eyeing the food set out on the table]
Oberst: Supper first, music afterwards.
Nicole de Malvines: I'm not hungry.
Oberst: You're very thin. Food is short, I know.
[Grabs her wrist]
Oberst: Come!
[Leads her to the table]
Oberst: See, cake, strawberries.
Nicole de Malvines: And whipped cream
[Smiling]
Oberst: Perhaps you think I deal on the black market?
Nicole de Malvines: No.
Oberst: The cake and the butter come from my home on the Amber Coast.
[Sniffs wine]
Oberst: That is, on the Baltic Sea.
[Pours wine]
Oberst: I, too, have a castle there. Sometimes, I long to see it again.
Nicole de Malvines: That is because...
Oberst: Yes?
Nicole de Malvines: Well, this is not your home. It's Phillipe's. He should be here, not you.
Oberst: Phillipe?
Nicole de Malvines: [Looks at the portrait over the fireplace] My cousin, Phillipe de Malvines.
Oberst: [He turns and looks at the portrait] This gentleman? He has a fine face.
[Serves Nicole a slice of cake]
Oberst: Perhaps you think I enjoy thrusting myself on your hospitality?
[Sits]
Oberst: It is an unfortunate necessity, You have a beautiful country, mademoiselle. But, then, one's own country is always the most beautiful, don't you think? You don't know the Baltic coast?
[Nicole shakes her head]
Oberst: The sea is so blue there. I sometimes think that it is bluer than anywhere in the world. When I was a boy, I was certain of it. But, then, when one is young, one is certain of everything.
[Winces as a spasm of pain crosses his face. He gets up and takes a tablet which he washes down with wine]
Oberst: Forgive me, mademoiselle. I have an old wound that troubles me sometimes.
Nicole de Malvines: [Looking concerned] Hmmm.
Oberst: [Sits down again and eats some cake] Well, the cake should be good. It is baked for me by my old nurse. She looks after my estate when I'm away as I have no family. You think it's strange that I should have a nurse? We all begin the same and end the same.
[Gets up]
Oberst: Have some whipped cream. You're fond of whipped cream!
[Nicole smiles as he serves her the cream]