Film
The Lost Angel
XG · Germany- Director
- Ralf Kirsten
- Year
- 1971
August 24, 1937: a day in the life of expressionist sculptor and author Ernst Barlach (Fred Düren). Barlach lives in the small town of Güstrow, keeping to himself and wanting to steer clear of politics. On this day he learns that the Nazis have dragged his famous 1927 sculpture The Hovering Angel out of the Güstrow Cathedral. Barlach begins to reflect on his life of “inner emigration” and on his work.
Top cast
Directed by
Ralf Kirsten
Written by
Ralf Kirsten, Joachim Nestler, Manfred Freitag
