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In 1912, the young widow of Gustav Mahler, who had just died, was the most sought-after woman in the Viennese avant-garde. Well-known personalities cross her path: composer Bruno Walter, architect Walter Gropius and Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the throne and assassination victim in Sarajevo in 1914 - triggering the war.

Alma finally met Oskar (Kokoschka) - the most radical artist of his time: "I don't belong to Viennese Modernism. I am the only modernist in Vienna!" - and their relationship takes up a lot of space in the film, but not as all-encompassing as the title would have you believe. It is above all a film about Alma, her strong and emancipated personality, her relationship with Gropius and Walter and her own work as a composer. (Even her friend Bruno Walter denies her talent solely on the basis of her gender).

A stylish portrait of the era of the Viennese Secession, the bohemian society and the aristocracy in Vienna and Berlin - on the eve of the First World War. With a convincing Emily Cox, good production design, yet a little staidly staged.

No flight from Berlin Tempelhof this night because of fog. A group of stranded people spend the night in the check-in hall. What could have been interesting is merely a string of conversations between hypothermic young ladies and hysterical, sweating "Wirtschaftswunder" men. The character sketches are plain and there is no development either. Without contemporary relevance and rather dusty. Perhaps this may be an example of young German film in the sixties, but it lacks the bite of later works. Only the appearance of the young Iris Berben and Mario Adorf, as well as the Tempelhof Airport building, make the film worth seeing for some.

Two secret services (Verfassungsschutz and the Gehlen organization, forerunner of the BND) compete in the young Federal Republic. Gehlen's concern is to combat the influence of communism. The Verfassungsschutz is on the hunt for old Nazis.

An atmospheric picture of the West German Republic in the early 1950s is presented here, true to the original style and beautifully photographed. Historical are mixed with fictional characters. Unfortunately, the plot is somewhat predictable, but it is still fun to watch the intrigue play out.

This might not be the new Babylon Berin, but it is close. Watch it.