Johannes Nussbaum

The story of piano student David, who hurls himself into the world of music and into his first love. Full of zest for life but with growing pressure, he soon begins to lose control.

Set in the midst of World War 2 and interspersed with beautiful choir music, the horrors of the war unfold when the Germans realized one of the boys in the choir is a Jew and they must find him immediately. (imdb)

Two young people meet. A fateful encounter - the proverbial love at first sight. He is Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria-Hungary, she is Elisabeth von Wittelsbach, Princess of Bavaria and the sister of the woman Franz is to marry. They marry of course and Elisabeth, a young woman ahead of her time, has to face the problems of the strict court life and the hostile mother in law.

The Viennese suburb housewives are affluent and lead a lavish lifestyle. One of the wives is rendered penniless by her husband and soon the reality of the others is unravelled. (imdb)