Siegfried Kühn

Die Lügnerin

Siegfried Kühn

Katharina Thalbach, Vadim Glowna

Unterwegs nach Atlantis

Siegfried Kühn

Carl Heinz Choynski, Rolf Hoppe

At the end of the 19th century, German archaeologist Professor Bohmann is searching for the remains of the legendary island Atlantis. But he is not the only one who is trailing the myth. His adversary, the British scientist Sir Grey claims to have already found Atlantis. In different masks and guises, he sets cunning traps to keep off his adversary from finding Atlantis.

Kindheit

Siegfried Kühn

Carmen-Maja Antoni, Marc Poser

Alfons lives with his grandparents on a Silesian village farm at the end of WWII. He adores his grandmother, who runs everything after her husband dies. But everything changes after the appearance of a traveling showman in the xenophobic village.

The Actress

Siegfried Kühn

Corinna Harfouch, André Hennicke

The year 1933: Successful actress Maria Rheine is in love with her Jewish colleague Mark Löwenthal. When the Nazis implement the racist Nuremberg Laws, their relationship is severely endangered. Defiant Maria decides to stay together with Mark and ends her promising career: She assumes a Jewish identity and continues to work under the name Manja Löwenthal. She and Mark perform at the Jewish Theatre in Berlin, until they become victims of an intrigue: Their colleague Judith, who has a crush on Mark, denounces them to the secret police.

Zeit der Störche

Siegfried Kühn

Heidemarie Wenzel, Winfried Glatzeder

Susanne and Christian get to know each other during a wonderful week in summer - and fall in love. This, however, leads to conflicts: up to now, Susanne has been living with Wolfgang, a biologist. This shared life was harmonious and based on mutual trust. Wolfgang is not only resolute and in full command of social situations; he has also always been the stabilizing force in the relationship. This is precisely why Susanne now feels drawn to the unsettled, unsteady and frivolous Christian, the complete opposite of the calm, well-balanced Wolfgang. And Christian, working as a shift boss on a natural gas derrick, has become more aware of his personal and social responsibilities as a result of loving Susanne.

Heute sterben immer nur die anderen

Siegfried Kühn

Katrin Sass, Gudrun Ritter

Maria tells her former colleague, Hanna, that she has undergone a cancer operation but is now cured. Soon after, she suffers a relapse. The doctors believe that she should be told the truth about her condition, and Hanna is willing to do so. For Maria, it is the beginning of several long, agonizing weeks until she is ready to accept that she has only a very small amount of time left to live. In the meantime, Hanna has to decide how she can help her friend die; an almost unbearable decision, but once made she carries it out to the last consequence.

Die Wahlverwandtschaften

Siegfried Kühn

Beata Tyszkiewicz, Hilmar Thate

Eduard and Charlotte live an isolated and idyllic life together. But soon Eduard feels that something is missing and he invites his friend Otto to come stay. Charlotte, meanwhile, decides that her foster daughter Ottilie should come live with them. Complex and passionate relationships between the four people begin. Based on Goethe's novel of the same title.

Das zweite Leben des Friedrich Wilhelm Georg Platow

Siegfried Kühn

Fritz Marquardt, Rolf Hoppe

Friedrich Wilhelm Georg Platow worked for the railways his entire working life. He took up service at the small station of Luege 34 years ago. Now, the line is to be electrified and Platow, who cannot cope with the new technology, has to work on a secondary local line. Georg, his son, a railway worker as well, is to attend a training course, but Georg refuses to go. Then his father comes to a surprising and highly unusual decision. He pretends to be Georg Platow, making himself twenty years younger than he really is and registers for the course.

Der Traum vom Elch

Siegfried Kühn

Katrin Sass, Marie Gruber

The nurses and friends Anna and Annette grow desperate over men and love. At the hospital, Anna has fallen in love with Markus, whom she lovingly calls "moose", but they only meet twice a year, when Markus has time for her. In the meantime, she keeps afloat with flights of fancy. Meanwhile, Annette clings to the painter Ludwig who cannot stand such a close relationship. Through Annette and Ludwig, Anna meets an attractive married man but her high spirits do not last long.

Im Spannungsfeld

Siegfried Kühn

Ekkehard Schall, Manfred Zetzsche

Electronic data processing is an absolute must in the Information Age. Karl Hoppe, the director of a large plant, is aware of this need for modernization and hires mathematician Dr. Jochen Bernhardt to install computerized systems which are supposed to calculate ways in which the plant could be run more effectively. Dr. Bernhardt is so focused on efficiency that he forgets about the human side of work, causing his girlfriend to leave him and several dissatisfied employees to quit their jobs.

Don Juan, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 78

Siegfried Kühn

Hilmar Thate, Ewa Szykulska

In a backwater town, opera director Andrej Wischnewsky is supposed to put on a production of Mozart's "Don Giovanni".

Они не пройдут

Siegfried Kühn

Jürgen Frohriep, Lidiya Shpara

1934 год. После подавления восстания рабочих-щуцбундовцев инженер Ганс Мюллер покидает Австрию и эмигрирует в СССР. В России Ганс находит свою любовь. Его отношения с Галиной складываются не просто. Ее сын Санька мучительно переживает приход в дом чужого человека. Но, в конце концов, Ганс завоевывает доверие мальчика. Когда в Испании начинается франкистский мятеж, Ганс добровольно едет сражаться в рядах интербригады. А после освобождения Вены возвращается на родину.

Romeo und Julia auf dem Dorfe

Siegfried Kühn

Grit Stephan, Thomas Wetzel

Two farmers, Grimm and Melcher, were once on friendly terms, but a petty argument over a piece of land has since turned them into implacable enemies. Their two children- Veronika and Fabian- used to be childhood friends. When they meet again as young adults, they instantly fall in love, despite the bitter feud between their families. With no hope for a future together, the two seek to end their lives in this retelling of the classic story by Shakespeare.