Das Mädchen Rosemarie (1996)
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Nina Hoss, Heiner Lauterbach, Mathieu Carrière, Hannelore Elsner, Katja Flint, Horst Krause, Til Schweiger, Heinrich Schafmeister, Ivan Desny
A woman determined to become wealthy in postwar Germany is drawn into a scheme of secret recordings and blackmail.
The story
In postwar Germany, Rosemarie Nitribitt, from a poor background, is determined to make money in Frankfurt am Main. Her attractiveness quickly brings her into the life of wealthy businessman Konrad Hartog, who regards her only as an affair. At a gathering of influential industrialists, she encounters Fribert, a French industrial spy. He offers financial support in exchange for recordings of her meetings with men in the industrialists’ circle. Fribert plans to use the recordings to blackmail Hartog and his business associates, drawing Rosemarie into a dangerous scheme.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
In postwar Germany, the rebellious Rosemarie Nitribitt, who comes from a poor background, wants to make a lot of money in Frankfurt am Main. Because of her attractiveness, she quickly becomes the mistress of wealthy businessman Konrad Hartog, who, however, sees her only as an affair. At a meeting of influential industrialists, she meets Fribert, a French industrial spy who supports her financially but demands, in return, recordings of her encounters with her suitors from the industrialists’ circle. The agent intends to use them to blackmail Hartog and his business partners. Nitribitt offers Hartog the tapes on the condition that he marry her, but he refuses. In the end, Rosemarie Nitribitt is murdered by an unknown assailant, and the tapes remain missing.
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