New Year's Eve

1978 0h 17m DE

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8.5

MASTERPIECE

★8.5TMDB · 2

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Synopsis

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A short film made by Sirk at the end of his life with one of his students. An adaptation of Schnitzler, with Hanna Schygulla: a night of New Year’s Eve, when the family meal is finished, Hanna is in a window while a young man entertains her and talks of the one he loves but can’t join at that time.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Christian Berkel
The Young Man
Hanna Schygulla
Society Woman

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Douglas Sirk
Writers: Arthur Schnitzler, Douglas Sirk
Languages: German
Countries: Germany

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RUNTIME

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Tight 17-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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48 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Douglas Sirk, shot by Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Uli Edel shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Christian Berkel and Hanna Schygulla carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0210313 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Douglas Sirk directs. Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein behind the camera. Uli Edel cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in German.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 17-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
248 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Douglas Sirk, shot by Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Uli Edel shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Christian Berkel and Hanna Schygulla carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0210313 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.