Martin Ripkens

In West Berlin, two men, a teacher and a bookseller, have a long standing gay relationship. While they are secure and sucessful their relationship is waning.

In 1966, German film critic Theodor Kotulla — who would go on to become one of the New German Cinema's most uncompromising filmmakers — visited the set of Robert Bresson's "Mouchette" (1967) and created this half-hour documentary about the director. It won the 1967 German Film Award for best short documentary.