August 1, 1871

An elderly professor's ordered life spins dangerously out of control when he falls for a nightclub singer.

Diederich Heßling is scared of everything and everyone. But as he grows up, he comes to realize that he has to offer his services to the powers-that-be if he wants to wield power himself. His life motto now runs: bow to those at t...

In this rural film drama, an unwed mother, shunned by her conservative community, goes to court to try to salvage her reputation.