Edith Volkmann Movies
The men in The Men are stuffy ad exec Heiner Lauterbach and nonconformist artist Uwe Oschsenknecht. Both are amorously involved with lovely Ulrike Kleiner: Lauterbach is her husband, Oschsenknecht her new lover. Deducing that Ulrike is attracted to Oschsenknecht's Bohemian lifestyle, Lauterbach plots to transform the artist into a rock-ribbed conservative. A dash of gratuitous slapstick hurts the farcical proceedings not one whit. Originally titled Manner, The Men was made on a shoestring for German television, then released as a theatrical feature, making a tidy sum in the process. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Heiner Lauterbach, Uwe Ochsenknecht, (more)
Based on a true story, this film tells of an unlikely love affair. While in prison, Martin (Jürgen Prochnow) falls in love with the son of one of his guards. After he leaves prison, he becomes a professional actor. When the young man runs away from home to join him, he is captured and placed in a juvenile correction home. Society's attempts to straighten the boy out nearly kill him and leave unnecessary physical and mental scars which he will bear for life. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
- Starring:
- Jürgen Prochnow, Werner Schwuchow, (more)
- 1968
This macabre tale of mystery and murder concerns a withdrawn nine-year-old boy and his baby sister. His parents leave her in care of the boy when they go out, and the baby starts to cry. To stop the incessant crying, he puts her head in a plastic bag, removing it just before she suffocates. One time he leaves the bag on too long and the child dies. The panic-stricken lad hides the body and makes up a preposterous story about a strange intruder. The police listen to the yearn and determine the young boy to be the main suspect. He confesses and leads the authorities to the body, only to discover it has vanished. The police go away thinking the boy has nothing more than an overactive imagination. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi
- Starring:
- Sieghardt Rupp, Edith Volkmann, (more)
