38度-秋天前的维也纳

Vienna,Autumn1937.CarolaHell,anactressattheJosefstadtTheater,isinlovewithaJewishwriter,MartinHofmann.Hofmann'sjournalistfriend,Drechsler,warnsthemthattheAustrianNaziswillsooncomeintopowerandadvisesthemtoleavethecountry,butMartinandCarolaarenotveryinterestedinpolitics.WhileontourinBerlin,CarolagetstoknowtheNazis.Despitehersuccessin'EmiliaGalotti'sheisdetainedbythepolicebecauseshehaddaredtocriticizetheNazisfortheirharassmentofpeople.Carolaobtainsafilmroleandobservestheincreasingantisemitism.Sheintendstointerprethernextroleinthetheatrefromapoliticalpointofview.Thesituationbecomesmorecritical.SchuschnigghasannouncedareferendumwhichwillbeheldonMarch13.CarolalearnsthatsheispregnantbutMartin'sjoyistemperedbytheGermansmarchingintoAustria.Thatveryevening,MartinandCarolatrytogobytraintoPraguebutonlyCarolasucceedsingettingthere.MartinisstoppedbytheSAtroopsandbeatenupandhastohidehimselfinVienna.Somefriendspromisetohelphimbutallofthemareunabletodoso.WhenMartinlearnsthatCarolahasarrivedsafelyinPrague,heisarrestedbyanSSpatrol.Thefateof"unpoliticalpeople"inVienna,inMarch1938.