Drama · Germany · 1978 · 17m

New Year's Eve

Sylvesternacht - Ein Dialog

Director

Cast

Christian Berkel as The Young Man Hanna Schygulla as Society Woman

Crew

Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein — Director of Photography Uli Edel — Editor Ingrid Träutlein-Peer — Editor Douglas Sirk — Screenplay Arthur Schnitzler — Writer

Synopsis

A short film made by Sirk at the end of his life with one of his students. An adaptation of Schnitzler, with Hanna Schygulla: a night of New Year’s Eve, when the family meal is finished, Hanna is in a window while a young man entertains her and talks of the one he loves but can’t join at that time.

Key Collaborators

Douglas Sirk Director Hajo Gies Director Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein Director of Photography Uli Edel Editor Ingrid Träutlein-Peer Editor Douglas Sirk Screenplay Arthur Schnitzler Writer

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