Blonde to the Bone

The actor Holger Miesbach can no longer pursue this or any other profession, for psychological reasons and despite ongoing psychiatric treatment. While his mother offers telephone sex, where she pretends to be a minor and always forgets to get paid, he devotes himself to painting, but above all to his childhood passion for collecting autographs. When the actress Gloria Mundi, who had celebrated success as a teenager with revealing scenes, but who had killed her mother and her lover in Hollywood in 1961, returns to Berlin, Holger's penchant for the washed-up star becomes obsessive.

Directed by Lothar Lambert, Blonde to the Bone leans on a strong ensemble — Hans Marquardt, Heike Hanold-Lynch, Evelyn Künneke — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.

The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1997.