38th edition
17-25 january 2026

Signs of Life

Lebenszeichen

Werner Herzog

Image Signs of Life
© Potemkine Films
West Germany
1968 Fiction 1h30
OV with French subtitles
During the Second World War, a young German soldier called Stroszek is wounded. He is sent to convalesce in a fortress in Crete. He tries to kill time in the company of his wife and two other soldiers. But the wait is interminable and Stroszek gradually begins to lose his mind.
Cast : Peter Brogle, Wolfgang Reichman, Athina Zacharopoulou, Wolfgang von Ungern-Sternberg, Wolfgang Stumpf

Scenario : Werner Herzog
Cinematography : Thomas Mauch
Editing : Beate Mainka-Jellinghaus
Music : Stavros Xarhakos
Production : Werner Herzog Filmproduktion
Distribution : Potemkine Films