Jacke wie Hose (English-language title: Swings Or Roundabouts[1]) is an East German comedy film, directed by Eduard Kubat.

The women develop a wagon that carries the molten iron to the steel furnace and greatly simplifies their work.

"[3] On the other hand, Rolf Behrends, another East German journalist, asked "why are the characters shown solely as functionaries in the factory?

"[2] The West German Catholic Film Service regarded Jacke wie Hose as a "propagandistic... didactic, picture.

"[4] Author Andrea Rinke cited it as an early example of the expression of feminist ideas in East German cinema, long before the subject became popular with DEFA filmmakers in the 1970.