Poster-style design with a cool blue-gray tone featuring a large close-up of a woman’s face looking downward with a somber expression. Below her, a winter village scene shows a church, bare trees, and buildings behind a low wall, lightly covered in snow. The title “Castles & Cottages” appears in pale yellow text across the upper center, with smaller text above describing historical themes and below listing three parts. Additional text credits Kurt Maetzig. A red circular label near the bottom indicates a two-DVD set, alongside the DEFA Film Library logo.

Castles and Cottages

Original title: Schlösser und Katen
Director: Kurt Maetzig


GDR, 1957, 195 min, b&w
In German; English subtitles
2-DVD Set


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