Solo Sunny (1980)

Solo Sunny: Directed by Konrad Wolf, Wolfgang Kohlhaase. With Renate Krößner, Alexander Lang, Dieter Montag, Heide Kipp. Sunny is the singer of band trying to establish itself in the music-scene of East-Berlin. They play regular gigs in small towns, but Sunny feels out of touch with the audience and her life as a whole. She begins a relationship with the amateur saxophonist and studied philosopher Ralph who writes her a very personal song – but his obsession with death and unfaithful lifestyle is not for her. After getting into a quarrel with a band member who harasses her and telling off a show-host she is thrown out of the band. Abandoned, she struggles to regain control over her life.

“Sunny is a singer in a roving band. She has a restless life. She is single and she lives on her own. She seeks her individual self-fulfillment. She shows her individuality by living a bohemian life, wearing glamorous makeup and acting provocatively most of the time. She has a feisty personality. Sunny has one ambition: to be a star. Throughout the film, she gets ready for a big solo performance.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI like the way she was portrayed. Her rebelliousness has a certain appeal which adds to the charm of the movie. DEFAu0026#39;s female characters are often portrayed as regular workers. They have no glamorous trappings. In spite of Sunnyu0026#39;s u0026quot;glamor,u0026quot; (as required by her singing job) we can still see that she works hard. Unlike Hollywood films, DEFA women characters are not portrayed as temptresses, vamps etc.”