The story concludes with a concert. Elena plays her cello in the preserved basement. The love is no longer "gefangen" (imprisoned) by the past; by acknowledging the bars of their history, they finally find the key to a future together.
Perhaps the film’s most genius element is its audio design. In Gefangene Liebe , silence is a character. The sound of dripping water, the shuffle of guard boots, the hum of fluorescent lights. Composer (famed for Wings of Desire ) created a score that blends a solitary cello with the static hiss of a shortwave radio. Gefangene Liebe -1994-