New Year's Eve (1978)
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.
Directors:
Douglas Sirk, Hajo Gies.
Writer:
Douglas Sirk
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Christian Berkel as The Young Man |
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Hanna Schygulla as Society Woman |
| Camera | Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Arthur Schnitzler | Writer |
| Sound | Dieter Dörfler | Sound |
| Editing | Uli Edel | Editor |
| Writing | Douglas Sirk | Screenplay |
| Directing | Uli Edel | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Douglas Sirk | Director |
| Directing | Hajo Gies | Director |
| Editing | Ingrid Träutlein-Peer | Editor |