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{{Infobox film
| name = Under the Pavement Lies the Strand
| image = Under the Pavement Lies the Strand.jpg
| caption = DVD cover
| director = [[Helma Sanders-Brahms]]
| producer = {{plainlist|
* [[Helma Sanders-Brahms]]
* Eckart Stein
}}
| writer = {{plainlist|
* Heinrich Giskes
* [[Grischa Huber]]
* [[Helma Sanders-Brahms]]
}}
| narrator = [[Helma Sanders-Brahms]]
| music = [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart]]
| cinematography = [[Thomas Mauch]]
| editing = Elfie Tillack
| studio = {{plainlist|
* Helma Sanders-Brahms Filmproduktion
* [[ZDF]]
}}
| released = {{Film date|1975|01|14|df=yes}}
| runtime = 106 minutes
| country = [[Cinema of Germany|Germany]]
| language = [[German language|German]]
}}
'''''Under the Pavement Lies the Strand''''' ({{langx|de|'''Unter dem Pflaster ist der Strand'''}}) is a [[1975 in film|1975]] [[cinema of Germany|West German]] [[black and white]] [[drama film]] directed by [[Helma Sanders-Brahms]]. This [[low-budget film]] was her first [[feature film]].<ref name=EverettGoodbodyp157>"Helma Sanders-Brahms: Film and National Identity" (Editors' Introduction). In: Everett, Wendy Ellen, and Axel Goodbody (editors). ''Revisiting Space: Space and Place in European Cinema'' (Volume 2 of New Studies in European Cinema, {{ISSN|1661-0261}}). [[Peter Lang (publisher)|Peter Lang]], 2005. {{ISBN|3-03910-264-8}}, {{ISBN|978-3-03910-264-8}}. p. [https://books.google.com/books?id=MD9_gK_1Bl0C&pg=PA157 157].</ref> Prior to making the film, Sanders-Brahms had little to no distinct contact with the women's rights movement.<ref>Möhrmann, Renate. ''Die Frau mit der Kamera''. [[Carl Hanser Verlag]], 1980. {{ISBN|3-446-13160-4}}, {{ISBN|978-3-446-13160-6}}. S. [https://books.google.com/books?id=WsNjAAAAIAAJ&q=%22Unter+dem+Pflaster+ist+der+Strand%22 145]. {{in lang|de}}</ref>
==Plot==
The film deals with the aftermath of the 1968 student rebellions in Germany as experienced by two fervent participants. Though the country experienced sweeping reforms in the years following, two radicals-turned-successful Berlin stage [[actor]]s and lovers grapple with their growing insignificance and the demands of adulthood. After a night of intense debate about the past and their future, the couple begins garnering support to fight a new [[abortion]] bill. However, their rekindled zeal is complicated by an unexpected [[pregnancy]].
==Cast==
* [[Grischa Huber]] as Grischa
* Heinrich Giskes as Heinrich
* Ursula von Berg as Berlin Woman
* Gesine Strempel as Berlin Woman
* Traute Klier-Siebert as Berlin Woman
* Barbara Finkenstädt as Berlin Woman
* [[Heinz Hoenig]]
* Günter Lampe
==Release==
The film was released on [[DVD]] by [[Facets Multi-Media]] in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.facetsdvd.com/product-p/dv96762.htm|title=''Under the Pavement Lies the Strand''|website=[[Facets Multi-Media]]|access-date=31 December 2013}}</ref>
==Reception==
Wendy Ellen Everett and Axel Goodbody, editors of ''Revisiting Space: Space and Place in European Cinema'', said that it "became a [[cult film]] in the [[Germany|German]] feminist movement."<ref name=EverettGoodbodyp157/> The film's main [[actor|actress]] and actor won the [[Deutscher Filmpreis]] (Filmband in Gold) in 1975<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmportal.de/film/unter-dem-pflaster-ist-der-strand_810f8435c8234d2e9e7949e706be87c0|title=''Unter dem Pflaster ist der Strand''|website=[[filmportal.de|Film Portal]]|access-date=10 January 2014|language=de}}</ref> and it was called one of Sanders-Brahms' best films by [[Salon (website)|Salon]] critic Andrew O'Hehir.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.salon.com/2011/02/02/dvd_roundup_6/|title=DVDs You Should Have Seen — But Didn't: Beat the Winter Blahs!|last=O'Hehir|first=Andrew|date=2 February 2011|website=[[Salon (website)|Salon]]|access-date=31 December 2013}}.</ref> [[PopMatters]] critic [[Stuart Henderson]] referred to the film as a "revelation" and "fascinating and important film."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/under-the-pavement-lies-the-strand/|title=''Under the Pavement Lies the Strand''|last=Henderson|first=Stuart|date=11 September 2008|website=[[PopMatters]]|access-date=31 December 2013}}.</ref> The ''[[Philadelphia City Paper]]'' stated that the film was "hailed as a cult film for the feminist movement."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://issuu.com/phillycp/docs/cp_2013-03-21|title=Repertory Film|date=19 March 2013|publisher=[[Philadelphia City Paper]], p. 44|access-date=31 December 2013}}</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb title|0073844}}
*{{Rotten Tomatoes|id=under-the-pavement-lies-the-strand|title=Under the Pavement Lies the Strand}}
*[http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/486241/Unterm-Pflaster-ist-der-Strand/ ''Under the Pavement Lies the Strand''] at the [[Turner Classic Movies|TCM Movie Database]]
*[http://www.filmportal.de/film/unter-dem-pflaster-ist-der-strand_810f8435c8234d2e9e7949e706be87c0 ''Unter dem Pflaster ist der Strand''] at [[filmportal.de|Film Portal]] {{in lang|de}}
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