Otto Kuhnle

An allegorical comedy centered on two childhood sweethearts who seem destined for one another until the women of their isolated village, angered by male indifference toward the water shortage, go on a sex strike that threatens the young couple's first night of love.

A rare gem of cinematic storytelling that weaves docudrama, fictional reenactment, and experimental photography into a powerful, reflective work on the early days of German cinema. The film tells the story of the Skladanowsky Brothers, the German-born duo responsible for inventing the "bioskop", an early version of the film projector.

守護天使ダミエルは、長い歴史を天使として見届け、人間のあらゆるドラマを寄り添うように見守った。だが親友カシエルに永遠の生命を放棄し、人間になりたい、と打ち明ける。やがてサーカスの舞姫マリオンに想いを寄せるダミエルはついに「壁」を境に東西に隔てられた街「ベルリン」に降り立つ。