There was a time for German stars in the 1950s with Curt Jurgens, Hardy Kruger, O. W. Fischer, and Maria Schell. That was a totally different generation. It all ended in 1968 during the big students' movement in my country. It was an anti-authority movement that changed everything. All my country's hierarchies, morals and values were questioned.

To make a movie about someone who is thinking and writing is scary. There's no big love story, no action, no drama. It's not an easy task.

My English is good because I have a good ear.

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