The Story:
In the glittering penthouse of modern West Germany, Lisa (Elisabeth Trissenaar), a poised bookseller, and Jean (Matthias Habich), her down-and-out writer husband, embody the enlightened ideals of the sexual revolution—free-spirited intellectuals savoring a life of sophistication and open desires, yet beneath the surface, their union simmers with unspoken voids.
When Lisa embarks on a clandestine liaison with a enigmatic book thief (Heinrich Giskes), the fragile facade of their “progressive” marriage shatters, plunging them into a vortex of jealousy, betrayal, and raw confrontation that exposes the hollow pretensions of their elite world.
Directed by Robert van Ackeren, this abstract 1980 drama dissects the hypocrisy of the intellectual class and the crumbling dreams of liberated love, inviting you to witness the poignant purity—or peril—of the heart in a revolution gone awry.
