Carnations in Aspic
95 mins
A commercial artist with a lisp chooses silence, unexpectedly propelling his career. His perceived innovation leads to rapid advancement in an ad agency. Mueller-Stahl shines in this biting critique of East German workplace culture.
Helga Sasse
Cilly
Horst Papke
Mann
Eberhard Cohrs
Eberhard Kurz
Erich Mirek
Leiter der Kommission
Barbara Adolph
Außenhändler
Werner Godemann
Raucher
Hans Knötzsch
Händler
Willi Neuenhahn
Feuerwehrmann
Gisbert-Peter Terhorst
Ingenieur
Monika Schindler
Editor
Werner Bergemann
Costume Design
Gabriele Herzog
Creative Producer
Günter Haubold
Director of Photography
Georgi Kissimov
Assistant Director
Margarete Walther
Makeup Artist
Bernd Jaeschke
Makeup Artist
Irmgard Lippmann
Makeup Artist
Harry Leupold
Production Design
Dirk Jungnickel
Assistant Director
Kurt Belicke
Screenplay