Die Stadt

A short film by Vesely about the 'Folkwang School for Music, Dance, and Speech' located in Essen.

In a desolate, destroyed landscape - bearing now irrelevant traces of technological society - a man and a boy try to find their way under a fierce sun.

A young German man who has just arrived in America, hopes to get over the collapse of his marriage. However, he soon discovers that his ex-wife is pursuing him.

A young electrical engineer, engaged to his boss's daughter and on the way to a secure existence, breaks out of his usual life when he meets a childhood friend.

In 1912, in Austria, the painter Egon Schiele is sent to jail accused of pornography with the nymphet Tatjana in his erotic paints. His mate, the model Vally, gets help from a famous lawyer to release him. Then he leaves Vally, marries with another woman and goes to the war.

A portrait of Austrian artist Gustav Klimt whose lavish, sexual paintings came to symbolize the art nouveau style of the late 19th and early 20th century.

Vesely’s study on changing urbanity claims that "the Espresso has a democratic touch." Italy has expanded into Munich and instead of beer hall cellars, there are Cappuccinos, ice creams and tables in the open.

Brother and sister meet again after 15 years and fall in love with each other.

A young maid is seduced by a farmhand and subsequently ostracized by her rural community. She wanders through a desolate landscape in a state of growing despair and isolation.

After a shoot, Ina Balke - who was a model at the time in Paris - strolls through the city's boutiques, galleries and hotels. At the same time, a spokesman announces Düsseldorf history and we see well-respected sights.