(Schulmeister Spitzbart)

Content: 1831. A village schoolteacher Matthias Spitzbart dreams of the ideal school and writes a textbook on the perfect educational institution. When he becomes principal of a grammar school by chance, he puts his ideas into practice. His almost missionary-like zeal blossoms in wondrous ways, but his family idyll is deceptive. Entangled in his activities, Spitzbart fails to see his wife's affair with pro-rector Mehlmann, daughter Friederike flirts with the trainee teacher, and son Michael's misdeeds are enough to make a mockery of his efforts at exemplary behavior. Teachers, parents and the mayor are of the opinion that he has upset everything that worked before: he is dismissed...

Countries:

East Germany,

Germany

Genres:

Drama

Runtime:

80 minutes

Year:

1989

Directors:

Wolfgang Hübner

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Production companies:

DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme,

Fernsehen der DDR

Actors:

Schulmeister Spitzbart

Frau Spitzbart

Lehrer Peuker

Crews:

Writer

Writer

Music

Director of Photography

Editor