Das schlafende Mädchen

Düsseldorf, beginning of the seventies. Hans, a young, introverted student of Beuys, meets Ruth, a young homeless woman living in a park. Fascinated by her, he takes Ruth in and makes her the subject of his video work. When she quickly settles into the artist scene and Hans fears that he's losing control over her, he locks her up in his workshop. He thinks he can look into her secret in the test tube of art. Art and life become inextricably intertwined. (Berlinale)