Der nackte Mann auf dem Sportplatz  (The Naked Man on the Athletic Field)

1973, color, 99 min. Feature
Dir.: Konrad Wolf
Script: Wolfgang Kohlhaase
Camera: Werner Bergmann
Cast: Kurt Böwe, Ursula Karusseit, Martin Trettau, Else Grube-Deister, Marga Legal, Ute Lubosch, Vera Oelschlegel, Katharina Thalbach, Ursula Werner, Erika Pelikowsky
16mm, English subtitles - renting information
VHS-PAL, no subtitles - renting information

Synopsis:

In this film, Wolf and scriptwriter Wolfgang Kohlhaase explore the role of art and the artist in socialist society.  A sculptor questions the reception and value of his work, in a delicately nuanced narrative interweaving personal memories, historical dilemmas, and political defeats.