Der Schüler Gerber

Chronicle of a public execution. The place: a Viennese grammar school between the world wars. A-level class. Professor "Gott" Kupfer, a callous militarist and battle captain, takes over the unpopular board. The sensitive idealist Kurt Gerber rehearses the rebellion against the drudge. But his own young restlessness, together with an unhappy love affair and a sick father, make him an easy victim of the harassment. Who breaks first? Without a shadow of a doubt - the timeless and flawless magnum opus of Glück's oeuvre, which made international waves at the time. What a mistake that Austria sent Antel's BOCKERER to the Foreign Oscar. After this heart-stopping cinema experience, you won't need CLUB DER TOTEN DICHTER anymore. (Paul Poet)