For the career of her husband, Irina has renounced her journalistic career and has become a housewife. After countless job-related processions, the two return to their hometown of Munich to finally start a family. When Reinhard has to leave for New York in the short term and leaves his wife with empty accounts and a debt mountain, Irina is forced to take the initiative for the first time. She founds a housekeeping agency. Her old school friend Frank stands by her side.
La joven galerista Prue llega de Londres para visitar a su excéntrica tía Phoebe, viuda de un pintor cuya fama atrajo en su tiempo a un grupo de jóvenes artistas. Entre ellos se encuentra Daniel, un atractivo norteamericano que, por algún motivo, ha sentido el impulso repentino de volver a Penmarron. Y con ellos coincide la niña Charlotte, entrañable personaje que, poco a poco, va adquiriendo un papel decisivo en el desarrollo de la historia. Aunque la comunidad es pequeña y el pasado está fresco en la memoria de todos, hay secretos que nunca han sido desvelados y que, de conocerse, serían comprometedores.
This drama is taken from Thomas Mann's 1903 semi-autobiographical novel. Tonio (Jean Claude Brialy) is an aspiring writer and the son of a rigid aristocratic father and a music-loving mother. Wandering throughout Germany and Italy to "find himself," Tonio frequently remembers his childhood experiences in a series of flashbacks. The highlight of the film is the expert lensing by cinematographer Wolf Wirth. Erika Mann, the daughter of the late poet and author, collaborated with Ennio Flaiano on the screenplay.
'Please help me!' the young GDR refugee begs the passengers of the interzonal train 'D 106'. He has just jumped on the night train during an unforeseen stop - to get to the west as quickly as possible. He can't go back, and in less than an hour they reach the German-German border - without stopping. The passengers meanwhile begin to ask themselves serious questions: Am I helping the young man and risking my own safety? Or is that too dangerous for me? While people are racking their brains, not only is the train racing away, but time is too ...
