Year: 1961
Runtime: 90 mins
Language: German
Director: Ladislao Vajda
After his wife abandons the family, Sebastian Schumann tells his young daughter that her mother has died, believing it will be the simplest way for her to accept the loss. The falsehood spirals as he continually fabricates stories about himself and his work, covering up the fact that he quit his traveling job and now earns far less than before.
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