Living With Uwe

Uwe Polzin a highly talented biologist publicly stands the defence of his doctorate and this crucial day prompts him to look back on his life so far These reminiscences are not altogether positive and he and his family still face almost unsolvable problems For while Ruth Uwes sister consciously goes without family life and private happiness in order to devote herself fully to her vocation as a doctor he tries to reconcile career and family He has found in Alla his wife an interpreter not only a truly loving partner but also someone who shares his basic view of life Still their marriage is undergoing a crisis Uwes job has become so demanding that he expects her to cope with a great deal of domestic problems Alla senses that her husband is exploiting her love towards him and that he expects her only to make sacrifices for him This is why she is contemplating divorce