Question 7

In this film, Christian de Bresson plays the son of East German minister Michael Gwynn. The communist regime has decreed that all children of “dissidents” will be denied entry in a prestigious music conservatory. Anxious to be admitted, young de Bresson considers accepting an invitation to join the Communist Party., An East German pastor’s son (Christian de Bresson) must belie his religious beliefs or face life in a labor camp. Sincere, well-made Lutheran film. Gottfried: Michael Gwynn. Maria: Margarete Jahnen. Produced entirely in West Germany. Stuart Rosenberg directed.