- Innstetten holds the post of "Landrat" (district councillor) which is the highest administrative office in the district of Kessin in Pomerania, within walking distance of the Baltic. He and Crampas are both former guard officers and thus bound by the Prussian code of honour. The action takes place in Hohen Cr…
- A portrait of one of the most fascinating German actresses, now on her way to becoming the cult image for the art of acting in 20th century Germany. She represents continuity in discontinuous periods of time. Like a queen, she has kept her own counsel on how much this continuity has demanded of her, especially between …
- "Les Apprentis Sorciers" is a thriller in which the characters are Latin-American exiles living in Paris. It is also a comedy about artists who play at revolution rather than actually participate in one.