Paula (2016)

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Painting is an unacceptable vocation for a woman in provincial Germany in the year 1900, but budding artist Paula Becker is determined to make her own rules.

• Released: 2016-12-15
• Genres: Drama
• Runtime: 2h 3m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.3/10 from 43 votes

Directed by Christian Schwochow.

Top cast

• Carla Juri as Paula
• Albrecht Schuch as Otto Modersohn
• Klara Deutschmann as Martha Vogeler
• Roxane Duran as Clara Westhoff
• Joel Basman as Rainer Maria Rilke
• Stanley Weber as George
• Nicki von Tempelhoff as Fritz Mackensen
• Jonas Leonhardi as Heinrich Vogeler
• Nadja Zwanziger as Hilke
• Dominik Weber as Fritz Overbeck

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Where to watch Paula

• United Kingdom: watch free on BBC iPlayer
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store; buy on Apple TV Store

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