Carnations in Aspic

The story

A commercial artist with a lisp chooses silence, unexpectedly propelling his career. His perceived innovation leads to rapid advancement in an ad agency. Mueller-Stahl shines in this biting critique of East German workplace culture.

Cast & crew

Armin Mueller-StahlWolfgang Schmidt

Helga Sasse

Helga SasseCilly

Erik S. KleinSiegfried Huster

Helga GöringKollegin Kühn

Herbert KöferDietmar Freiherr von Fredersdorff-Lützenheim

Eva-Maria HagenHelene

Edwin MarianBernie

Traute SenseFrau

Horst Papke

Horst PapkeMann

Horst RehbergMann

Norbert ChristianPsychiater

Winfried GlatzederDr. Jonas