Hannah Herzsprung
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The story of an unconventional romance between two aristocratic sisters and rebellious poet, Friedrich Schiller, who took the European literary world by storm in the late eighteenth century. As the German Enlightenment flourishes in Weimar, vibrant Caroline von Beulwitz finds herself in an unhappy marriage to provide for her mother and shy younger sister Charlotte von Lengefeld. When both sisters fall for an outspoken writer, their desire ignites...
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In Germany in 1967, murderous bomb attacks, the threat of terrorism, and the fear of the enemy inside are rocking the very foundations of the still-fragile German democracy. The radicalized children of the Nazi generation, led by Andreas Baader, Ulrike Meinhof, and Gudrun Ensslin, are fighting a violent war against what they perceive as the new face of fascism. The man who understands them is also their hunter, the head of the German police force,...
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"Season 3 opens in the fall of 1929 in Berlin, during the tumultuous weeks before Black Friday's stock market crash. Inspector Gereon Rath ... and Charlotte Ritter ... are assigned to investigate the death of an actress, only to realize that the film industry is as rotten as the underworld. In the meantime, the fascist Black Reichswehr are regathering their forces for their next attempt to bring down democracy and provoke more clashes with the Communists."--...
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Lushly shot in original medieval cloisters of the fairytale-like German countryside, Vision is the profoundly inspirational portrait of Hildegard von Bingen, a woman who has emerged from the shadows of history as a forward-thinking and iconoclastic pioneer of faith, change and enlightenment.
A visionary in every sense of the word, this famed 12th-century Benedictine nun was a Christian mystic, composer, philosopher, playwright, poet, naturalist,...
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Weissensee Saga volume 3
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Julia tries to convince Martin that their daughter is still alive. Falk suspects Vera is lying to him and comes up with a plan to save their marriage. Hans increasingly feels the discrepancy between socialism's ideals and the Stasi's methods.
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Weissensee Saga volume 6
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As Falk pressures Dunja into cooperating with the Stasi, Hans secretly intervenes on Martin's behalf. Meanwhile, Julia hatches a plan to make contact with a West German journalist.
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Weissensee Saga volume 1
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East Berlin, 1987. Martin has abandoned the Kupfer family and is working as a carpenter. Julia is serving a lengthy sentence in Hoheneck Prison - she and Martin have had no contact for years. Meanwhile, Falk and Vera receive terrible news about their son.
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Weissensee Saga volume 6
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Hans discovers that someone at the Ministry for State Security was involved in Anna's disappearance, but doesn't know how to break the news to Martin. Dunja Hausmann joins the freedom protests, and Vera makes a fateful decision.
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Weissensee Saga volume 5
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Tensions between Falk and Martin reach a breaking point as Martin refuses to take part in a raid on an illegal rock concert. Marlene confronts Hans over the issue of Dunja Hausmann.
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Weissensee Saga volume 4
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Hans and Falk clash over the fate of Dunja Hausmann, who suspects Julia of leaking information to the Stasi. Encouraged by his mother, Falk sets up a sting operation which leads to tragic consequences.
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Weissensee Saga volume 3
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Hans attempts to sabotage Martin and Julia's plans to move in together. At the same time, Falk convinces Martin's ex-wife to apply pressure in an effort to keep him from seeing Julia - but his plan backfires.
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Weissensee Saga volume 2
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Fearing that his son Martin is endangering the family's standing, Hans forbids him all contact with Julia. Despite immense pressure from both families, the love between Julia and Martin grows deeper.
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Weissensee Saga volume 2
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As the family waits for the results of Roman's operation, Julia is released from prison - but she refuses to see Martin. Vera, her marriage to Falk on the rocks, makes the acquaintance of a local pastor whose church is under Stasi surveillance.
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Weissensee Saga volume 5
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Martin identifies the doctor who issued his daughter's death certificate. Hans is recalled to his old position at the Ministry for State Security. Falk uses Vera's inside information to organize a raid on the environmental activists in the church hall.
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Weissensee Saga volume 1
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A routine traffic stop changes the lives of young police officer Martin Kupfer and Julia Hausmann, the daughter of a dissident singer. This chance meeting irrevocably alters the destiny of both their families.
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Weissensee Saga volume 4
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Hans brings terrible news to Dunja, and she drowns her sorrows in alcohol. Falk, under pressure at work, tries to convince Vera to work as a Stasi informer. Meanwhile, Martin gives a moving speech at a funeral.