Die Alleinseglerin (1987) User Reviews (2)

Enjoyable, but not Zschoche's best

[wrv-16858 · 7/10 · 17 September 2023]

'Die Alleinseglering' (the lone female yacht-sailor) dates from 1987. It tells about a divorced young woman, with a small income and a young son to take care of.

When her father dies, she inherits his yacht. Although she does not know well how to handle this boat, and certainly has not enough money to maintain it, she decides to keep it.

This film tells about all problems & complications following her decision. Including relations to several men, who are reluctant to get financially dragged down by her.

The female lead is performed by Christina Powileit, a drummer in an East German female rock band. Christina does not convince as a scientist in a literature institute -- thus making a significant weak spot in this film.

Director Herrmann Zschoche admits that he has done better in other films. Anyway, he is pleased that 'Die Alleinseglerin' did well on television.

Whatever a woman does, ...

[hgmichna · 4/10 · 4 April 2006]

The movie has a little bit of attraction for those like me who have grown up in east Germany, the dreaded DDR, but otherwise it is not going to beat any Hollywood movie at the box office.

Its plus points are the attractive, though not very expressive Christina Powileit and the dry honesty with which the movie shows life in the DDR, although the truth was still a little worse for most.

Its main minus point is the dreadful story that seems to sink from one letdown to the next. After the end I asked myself, what did the movie want to tell us? The answer is: Whatever a woman does, she will end up shipwrecked.