In the year 1704, Queen Sophie Charlotte of Prussia lives in melancholy, as she misses her former tutor, the philosopher Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz. Leibniz had helped her answer existential questions in her youth, and now she wishes for a painting of him, to at least speak to him in her thoughts. The court painter Delalandre fails at the task, as he believes Leibniz is no friend of art. The young Dutch painter Aaltje van de Meer is eventually entrusted with the task. In an intense struggle for art, philosophy, and the true depiction of humanity, the question of the relationship between art and truth is raised. Director Edgar Reitz addresses the great existential themes in his film and connects them with questions about art and cinema – highly recommended.

Germany 2025
Book: Edgar Reitz, Gert Heidenreich
Direction: Edgar Reitz, Anatol Schuster
Cast: Edgar Selge, Aenne Schwarz, Lars Eidinger, Michael Kranz, Antonia Bill, Barbara Sukowa

Tickets cost 7 euros (reduced price for students and holders of a JULEICA card: 5 euros) and are available at the cinema box office or online at www.kinoneuwied.de.