Lilian Seng

A commissioned work for a television series on WDR, A House for Us. FROM THE FAMILY OF REPTILES and THE ISLAND are a complete program in two episodes. Monika manages to convince Mr. and Mrs. Hagedorn that their daughter is not mischievous or insidious but that her parents should consult a Psychotherapist with her. But as usual all the therapists are booked out and have a long waiting list for patients. So Ute is left alone once more with her helpless parents and she is more and more drawn to the zoo and her beloved crocodiles. Thanks to Monika’s sense of responsibility and her commitment, Ute manages to break free from her isolation.

A commissioned work for a television series on WDR, A House for Us. FROM THE FAMILY OF REPTILES and THE ISLAND are a complete program in two episodes. After all with Michael Ballhaus as the cinematographer. Ute (Katja Wulff), an 8 year old girl, constantly runs away from home and the youth center to escape into her own world. She spends many hours at the zoo and especially in front of the crocodil compound. Monika Brehm (Lisa Kreuzer), the kindergarten teacher, tries to find an entrance into Ute’s world. She realizes that her escapes are a form of withdrawal from her parents and the grown up world.

Unusual race relations melodrama from West Germany follows a German sailor who meets and weds a Chinese woman while on leave in Hong Kong, only to meet with disapproval from his family and friends when the couple returns to Europe.

Water is a scarce and sometimes dangerous resource in the Swiss Mountain Village. Anytime the wooden pipe is damaged and the supply breaks, one man from the village is determined by "unlucky" draw to take on the life-threatening repairs.

История молодого немецкого солдата, который дезертировал из гитлеровской армии во время войны. Но, вернувшись в родную деревню и ни у кого не найдя ни поддержки, ни помощи, застрелился.

Симпатичная и соблазнительная горничная по имени Роза Бернд работает в живописном поместье, которым владеет Кристоф Флэмм. Трудолюбивая и жизнерадостная девушка ухаживает за парализованной родственницей мужчины, Генриеттой. А вместе с этим становится объектом ухаживаний бабника Артура, почти женатого на девушке Мари. Горничной неприятен этот мужчина, черствый в душе, хотя симпатичный внешне. У самой Розы трудная судьба, которую она скрывает от окружающих людей. Они порой бессердечны к ней. В порыве отчаяния в трудный момент своей жизни Роза решается на отчаянный шаг.

По пьесе Людвига Аценгрубера «Крестьянин-клятвопреступник» о трагической судьбе батрачки Паули Рот.

Mother Wolffen, a washerwoman, is a woman of principle: A poor man must do what he must to get through life, only he mustn't get caught doing it. All sorts of crooked deals contribute to the improvement of the daily menu and the increase of household funds. When everyone is searching for pensioner Krueger's missing beaverskin coat, Mother Wolffen and her family are calmly enjoying fresh roast venison.

Механик Бенки хочет вступить в нацистскую партию, чтобы гарантировать себе безопасное существование. Однако после пропажи своих еврейских соседей он меняет свое решение. Стараясь сохранять «аполитичность», он закрывает глаза на происходящее и становится нацистским рабочим.

Dr. Blum, a Jewish manufacturer, is falsely accused of a murder. Even when the real killer’s identity becomes evident, the state prosecutor refuses to accept Blum’s innocence.