A "must-have" for everybody interested in German poetry! Schmerberg's film is a plea for the renaissance of German poetry. He visualizes classical texts in 19 brilliant short films in which famous German-speaking actors such as K.M. Brandauer, Hermann v. Veen, David Bennent and Meret Becker recite the poems. Viewers will feel inspired and enthusiastic about poetry after seeing this visionary film. The modernity of the clips can revive classical poetry especially in the eyes of a young target audience! "Poem" includes clips of works by e.g. Hermann Hesse, Claire Goll, Ernst Jandl, Heiner Müller, J.W. von Goethe, Mascha Kaléko, Ingeborg Bachmann, Kurt Tucholsky, Heinrich Heine, Paul Celan.
