Veit Relin Movies
- 1980
The script for this true-life crime film by New German Cinema director Reinhard Hauff was written by the criminal, Burkhard Driest and is based on his autobiography of the same title. Driest also stars in the film as Nick Dellmann, a man who leaves prison after serving eight years and launches into writing a novel on his experiences. Everything is looking up for him when a former lover rekindles their romance and helps him get established as a writer. He runs into various characters from the literary and film world, some portrayed by real directors who will be recognized by the "in" film crowd. But then life veers off-course as a former friend from prison shows up and convinces Dellmann to reconsider the quick financial advantages of his old life of blackmail, kidnapping, and theft. Wavering between his new and old persona, Dellmann must make a major decision that will permanently affect his future. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Burkhardt Driest, Rolf Zacher, (more)
- 1969
This feature examines the sexual attitudes and practices of Germans for the last 2000 years. The naked barbarians were clothed by Christian missionaries and women relegated to second-class citizens for centuries. Songs and stories relate the invention of the chastity belt, the introduction of syphilis to the country and the wild fluctuation of public attitudes on sex. From the intolerance of the Hitler regime to the decadence of the post-World Wars era, the Teutonic attitudes and mores have changed with the times and were often a measure of political pressure and moralistic rigidity. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
