In a small town a bag with delicate letters disappears. Many of the residents are worried about their written messages. A clever sculptor uses the opportunity to play a prank.
Hans H. König
Director
Gustav Fröhlich
Peter Bruck
Jester Naefe
Ingrid Altmann
Helen Vita
Ms. Lissy
Herbert Hübner
Friedrich Altmann
Gert Fröbe
Oskar Blume
Harald Paulsen
Fritz Waldvogel
Hermann Pfeiffer
Manfred Schmidt
Alexander Golling
Burgomaster
Gerda Maurus
Charlotte Altmann
Margit Symo
Rita Heinrich
Ingeborg Morawski
Ms. von Dobereck
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A recent look at gender and racial diversity in film shows some signs of progress. However, white men still make up the vast majority of actors and directors in top-grossing films.
“To be universal, you have to get specific”: while the film does not attempt to provoke discussions about queerness or race, those watching closely may find something resonant in Sorrentino’s love letter to the Naples of his youth.
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