

The protagonist, Franz, copies the paintings of old masters. He slowly loses his sense of reality, resulting in angst-ridden fantasies and a desire for self-destruction. Franz has an uphill battle with the loss of values and spread of capitalism around him. He rejects advertising to the point of destroying its manifestations.

Ulrich Tukur
Franz
Julia Kravitz
Mathilde (as Julia Filimonow)

Nikolaus Paryla
Copyist

Johannes Silberschneider
Museum guard
Sophia Gorgi
Alexandra
Justus Neumann
Ulrich

Claudia Martini
Ex-wife

Elżbieta Czyżewska
Claudia

Johann Adam Oest

Klaus Ofczarek