Directed by:
Herrmann ZschocheScreenplay:
Ulrich PlenzdorfCinematography:
Günter OstCast:
Jutta Hoffmann, Jürgen Hentsch, Inge Keller, Rolf Hoppe, Herwart Grosse, Hans Hardt-Hardtloff, Peter Sturm, Brigitte Lindenberg, Heidemarie Schneider (more)Plots(1)
Newly-minted teacher Karla stands before her first class of students filled with vigour, idealism and, yes, the requisite measure of naiveté. She doesn't want to teach a curriculum, she wants to teach the skill of learning; to train her students to be honest, thoughtful, critical people. She soon notices how warped and opportunistic her secondary pupils are. Karla rouses them, challenges them, pulls them out of their shell. And she does it successfully. Although the teachers' collective regards her with suspicion, she enjoys the support of school director Ali Hirte. Her new beau, Kaspar, has been burned once and is sceptical of her zeal. It looks like he might turn out to be right; over time, Karla becomes domesticated. But she is not the sort to be written off quite so easily. (Berlinale)
(more)Cast
Jutta Hoffmann
German Empire
Best movies:
Bandits (1997)
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Spur der Steine (1966)
Jürgen Hentsch
German Empire
Best movies:
Der Totmacher (1995)
I Was Nineteen (1968)
Tatort (1970) (series)
Inge Keller
German Empire
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Donna Leon (2000) (series)
Rolf Hoppe
German Empire
Best movies:
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Mephisto (1981)
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Herwart Grosse
German Empire
Best movies:
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Professor Mamlock (1961)
Das unsichtbare Visier (1973) (series)
Hans Hardt-Hardtloff
German Empire
Best movies:
Das unsichtbare Visier (1973) (series)
Polizeiruf 110 (1971) (series)
The Sons of Great Bear (1966)
Peter Sturm
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Liberation: Breakthrough (1970)
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Jakob the Liar (1974)
Brigitte Lindenberg
Poland
Best movies:
Vanina Vanini (1961)
Polizeiruf 110 (1971) (series)
Heidemarie Schneider
German Empire
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Eolomea (1972)
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Gisela Morgen
German Empire
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Das unsichtbare Visier (1973) (series)
Dr. Schlüter (1965) (series)
Polizeiruf 110 (1971) (series)
Anne-Kathrein Kretzschmar
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Polizeiruf 110 (1971) (series)
Fred Delmare
German Empire
Best movies:
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I Survived Certain Death (1960)
Der Lange Ritt zur Schule (1982)
Jörg Knochée
German Empire
Best movies:
Das unsichtbare Visier (1973) (series)
Kit & Co. (1974)
Polizeiruf 110 (1971) (series)
Regine Albrecht
Best movies:
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Harald Moszdorf
Best movies:
The Crucible (1957)
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