Erich Kästner – Das andere Ich (2016)

Erich Kästner – Das andere Ich

2016

Documentary Drama

Synopsis

With "Emil and the Detectives" Erich Kästner is revolutionizing children's book literature. In the Weimar Republic, he quickly rose as an editor, writer and screenwriter. His books were burned in 1933. Nevertheless, he does not emigrate, published under a pseudonym and abroad. In the post-war period, Kästner was a moral authority. But he can no longer build on his previous success, gets caught up in love affairs and fights his frustration with alcohol. Until his death in 1974, he struggled with the decision not to go into exile. The documentary drama takes a new look at Kästner's picture.

Credits

Director

Annette Baumeister

Cast

Campino as Self

Caroline Link as Self

Clelia Sarto as Cornelia Battenberg

Cornelia Funke as Self

Daniel Nerlich as Erich Ohser

Henriette Schmidt as Ida Kästner

Lisa Wagner as Luiselotte Enderle

Matthias Bundschuh as Erich Kästner