Baked Together

Elly and Kurt Barthel have been living in the Saxon village of Birkwitz near Pirna in the greater Dresden area for their entire life. They got married in November 1942, when Kurt was on home leave from the war. To celebrate their marriage, they went on holiday to neighbouring village of Pratzschwitz. The two communities merged in 1973. Elly and Kurt have been married for 61 years when their granddaughter - the director of the film - asks them to bake a cake together. The grandparents happily comply, and also allow their granddaughter to film them in the process. The experiment in the kitchen turns into an illuminating scene of a marriage that is not devoid of comedy, at least for outsiders. An original Saxon cream and egg cake is baked. After the 'fight' in the kitchen, there is a celebration. A film for all those who have put up with each other for so long. And also for all those who wisely preferred to separate.