Lea 27 years old

51-year-old Herbert Strehlow, a furniture restorer, falls in love with 21-year-old Lea, who has not spoken a word since childhood when her father killed her mother. She bears a striking resemblance to Herbert's dead wife. They get married, but their relationship seems doomed, until gradually each one manages to penetrate the mysterious world of the other, and they begin to realize that they are bound by a kind of spiritual relationship. For Lea it is the death of her mother, for Herbert it is the death of his first wife. His hard exterior slowly beings to thaw, and he starts to show feelings and responses that soften Lea's initial hatred and fear of him, and which put their relationship in a more positive light.

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Lea Cast

Name Character
Udo Kier He was 52, now 80 years old as Block
Lenka Vlasáková She was 24, now 52 years old as Lea
Miroslav Donutil He was 45, now 73 years old as Gregor Palty
Christian Redl He was 48, now 76 years old as Strehlow
Hanna Schygulla She was 52, now 80 years old as Wanda

Lea Crew

Name Department
Ivan Fila as Director. Directing
Ivan Fila as Writer. Writing
Lea poster
Lea (27 years)

  • Release day: Thursday, December 12, 1996
  • Runtime: 100 minutes