Siegried Kuhn
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Susanne and Wolfgang have a harmonious relationship. But when Susanne meets Christian, she is attracted to his restless energy, and they fall for each other. Although she decides to end the affair after spending an intense week together, the experience has left deep marks on both of them. Susanne returns to her old life, but cannot forget Christian. This love story became an East German box-office hit. Based on the short story by Herbert Otto.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Refusing to accept that he has become redundant when his job is automated, Platow, a 57-year-old railway crossing guard, embarks on a new life rebelling against the path laid out by society. Pretending to be his son, he enrolls in a training course and starts to live a second youth. Director Siegfried Kuhn was influenced by his mentor, the renowned Russian film director Sergei Gerasimov. Here he experiments with color, separating day-to-day dreariness...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
During the Napoleonic Wars, Baron Eduard and his wife Charlotte live an reclusive and idyllic life together in an old castle. Driven to boredom by isolation, Eduard invites his friend Captain Otto to come stay, and Charlotte decides to bring her foster daughter Ottilie back from boarding school. Complex and passionate affinities are soon ignited between the four people, leading to tragic consequences. This film, based on Goethe's classic novel, foregrounds...