Great philosopher and intellectual Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz is painted on behalf of Electress Sophie of Hanover. During the portrait sessions, the philosopher and the young painter engage in a passionate struggle for truth in image and likeness, and ultimately for love and death.
Released: Jan 01, 1970
Runtime: 1:47:31 minutes
Stars: Edgar Selge, Barbara Sukowa, Lars Eidinger, Aenne Schwarz, Michael Kranz, Antonia Bill
Crew: Edgar Reitz (Director), Edgar Reitz (Writer), Gert Heidenreich (Writer), Christian Reitz (Producer), Ingo Fliess (Producer), Anatol Schuster (Co-Director)