Claudja Barry

En 1969, le Toronto Rock'n'Roll Revival réunit Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, The Doors et John Lennon. Une plongée dans les coulisses rocambolesques d'un festival oublié qui a bouleversé l'histoire de la musique.

An elderly actress takes a young gardener as a lover and attract a lot of odd attention.

An African-American GI retires from the US Army in West Berlin to live with his (white) girlfriend, who already has a baby with another black man. After an argument with her family, she deserts him as well. Despite finding a job and a new place to live, he keeps running into racism, which also manifests itself in sexual intimidation.

1964 in Berlin, not long after the raise of the wall that separated the city: ex-prisoner Bruno is chosen by the eastern secret agency to be sent west with a special order. However as soon as he's crossed the border, he reports to the police. He claims his order was to kidnap someone, but he doesn't know who yet. He's forced to continue feignedly. However the east agents don't really trust him and play a double game...

The show was meant to compete with those on West German television. To this end it was fairly successful even attracting a following in parts of West Germany which could receive Eastern TV. Its production values were high. Apart from song and dance numbers and appearances from East German celebrities, almost every broadcast featured well-known stars from the west, often after their popularity had peaked in their home countries.

Chaque samedi soir, le couple mythique Carpentier donnait carte blanche à une vedette qui pouvait inviter qui elle voulait dans le décor de son choix.