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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.
Film honors
- Academy Awards· FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM (nominee)1987 · 1 nominated
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