The architect Daniel Brenner is in his late thirties when he receives his first challenging and lucrative commission: to design a cultural center for...
On the eve of the German Peasants' Revolt, painter Joerg Ratgeb is occupied by a crisis of his own: finding a model for a Christ figure. He sets off...
He could have had women, he could have climbed the ladder of his accountancy career, and he could have stood on the podium next to the highest in the...
Albert Hauptmann is an out of work waiter in Cologne who is often confused with a former Captain of the Nazi Army. Albert uses this to his advantage...
Seventeen-year-old Martina has a paralyzing fear of heights, which prevents her from fulfilling her father’s wish that they perform a tightrope act...
In medieval Germany, poor and witty Till Eulenspiegel fools and cheats citizens, churchmen, and landlords. Although in most cases he uses his wit for...
Robert and Michael meet on their return from captivity. They discover that they are both married to the same woman: After Robert was pronounced dead,...
The film tells the love story of two young couples. According to their social ranks, construction worker Edy is dating employee Siegi, while medical...
At the end of the 1950s, the production of optics in the German Democratic Republic has reached top quality and instigates interest in the West. When...