Himself
Journalist Daniela Dahn interviews the East-German author Christa Wolf during the German reunification: reflections on history, changing politics, life and work.
Writer
In medieval Germany, poor and witty Till Eulenspiegel fools and cheats citizens, churchmen, and landlords. Although in most cases he uses his wit for personal well-being, he often helps the poor and weak. Eventually, he gains an influential but also dangerous position as royal fool at the court of the emperor.
Writer
Герой фильма лейтенант Геккер с восьми лет жил и воспитывался в СССР, куда эмигрировала его семья. В апреле 1945 года в возрасте 19 лет он ступил на родную землю как переводчик и агитатор политотдела 45 армии, где служил для ведения звуковещательной пропаганды и работы с военнопленными. Действие фильма заканчивается 3 мая 1945 года. За это время наш герой был комендантом города Бернау, освобождал Заксенхаузен, участвовалв переговорах о капитуляции цитадели Шпандау.
Writer
After the death of their father, 18-year-old Helene Raupe (“coccoon”) and her younger sister Asta come under the guardianship of the youth welfare office in East Berlin. Helene fails miserably as a fishmonger, fashion assistant and bus conductor, all jobs ordained for her by the authorities. The young woman really only “emerges” in her fantasies, where she can escape from her dull, normal life.
Screenplay
After a breakdown, Rita returns to her childhood village in 1961. As she recovers, she remembers the past two years: her love for the chemist Manfred, ten years her senior; how his enthusiasm about his new chemical process turned to bitter disappointment in the face of official rejection; how he escaped to West Berlin a few weeks before the Wall was built and hoped that she would follow him …
