Lieschen Müller is in her mid-20s, works a dull office job and fancies the handsome waiter from the diner down the street, wishing for a more exciting life. In a vivid, lucid dream she happens upon a gigantic fortune, allowing her to live out her wildest fantasies. Quickly, however, she realizes that that's not what makes her happy.
Direction
Käutner's playful meta-commentary on cinema itself.
Acting
Ziemann's deadpan awakening to millionaire misery.
Writing
Sharp satire that somehow makes tax fraud charming.
Director
Helmut Käutner
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