Der Felsen

Der Felsen is a fascinating drama about the relationship between a woman in her mid-30s and a very young man.

On holiday in Corsica, Katrin's employer and lover Jürgen tells her that his wife is pregnant and that he has to end it. Katrin goes through an emotional crisis, which first drives her into the arms of two French legionnaires. Later she meets Malte, a young man who shows her a fierce and irresistible devotion. He turns out to be a young offender on a boot-camp trip on the holiday island together with his mentally disturbed younger brother Kai. Malte runs away to be with Katrin, but reality catches up with them in the end.

The film has its own atmosphere, but it was occasionally spoilt by the voice-over narration, which seemed rather superfluous. What is said could just as well have been told by the images.