Bernhard Sinkel

Mini-series adaptation of Thomas Mann's The Confessions of Felix Krull.

Lina Braake is 81 years old. As the owner of the house, in which she lives, dies, the house falls to the bank. She is thrown out and has to live in a retirement home. There she meets the 84 years old Gustav, who used to be a banker. He helps her to realize her dream, to live in Sardinia, and they work on a plan to take revenge on the bank.

The political climate in the Federal Republic, which is dominated by anti-terrorist measures and the resultant distrust anyone who behaves otherwise. Within three weeks he loses his job, his family and his life. And nobody seems to be responsible. (film1.nl)

This biography of the American writer Ernest Hemingway is aptly titled, since Hemingway was forever struggling with life. A mixture of outdoorsman and intellectual, Hemingway has become emblematic of a certain way of life in the 20th century. His personal style and his many written works have become intertwined in the public imagination. In this A&E portrait, both the man and the myth are examined in an illuminating way. (allrovi.com)

The three daughters of the Dessau merchant Sellmann move in 1936 with their father to Prague, where he accepted a position as director of the Böhmische Landesbank. For the three different women begins a new life, which accompanies the film over a period of ten years. The second world war will soon begin. (imdb)