Der Philosoph

Everyday life/Romance, Germany 1988

Georg Hermes, a gaunt man in his mid-thirties from West Berlin, is a philosopher. He did his doctorate on Heraclitus' saying "Everything flows". The polite, unworldly man, completely absorbed in books, lives alone eight years after the death of his mother, can neither swim nor drive a car. The publishing house Vittorio Klostermann has printed his book "The Love of Wisdom. Eine Anleitung zum Denken" (The Love of Wisdom. A Guide to Thinking), and in a few days he is to give a reading. He wants to buy a good suit for this and enters a fashion shop. The three saleswomen he meets there follow him and attend the reading. Afterwards, Franziska, Beate and Martha introduce themselves to him and invite him, whom they adore, to their home for Sunday... "Der Philososph" is the second part of Rudolf Thome's "Trilogy of Love", which began with "Das Mikroscop" and ended with "Sieben Frauen".
83 min
HD
FSK 16
Audio language:
German

Awards

IFF Montréal 1989 OCIC-Price

More information

Director:

Rudolf Thome

Writer:

Rudolf Thome

Composer:

Hanno di Rosa

Producer:

Rudolf Thome

Cast:

Johannes Herrschmann (Georg Hermes)

Adriana Altaras (Franziska)

Friederike Tiefenbacher (Beate)

Claudia Matschulla (Martha)

Jürgen Wink (Franziska's Lover)

Werner Gerber (Martha's Lover)

Anton Rey (Beate's Lover)

Marquard Bohm (Musician)

Original title:

Der Philosoph

Original language:

German

Format:

1:1.66 HD, Color

Ratings:

FBW "valuable"

Age rating:

FSK 16

Audio language:

German