Films by Leif Karpe

Germany 2022, 104 min
by Christoph Goldmann, Leif Karpe

Wide views. Vast forests. The whole area is like a moving sea of ​​stones. Picturesque villages that look like nativity scenes that have not been dismantled. Idyllic river valleys and extensive mountain meadows. One prospect chases the other. A colorful mosaic of wild originality and newly created cultural landscapes. Human changed the face of the once difficult to penetrate border forest between Saxony and Bohemia. Deep and decisive. But people have learned from their mistakes. And opened up. Today unique habitats are emerging again for endangered flora and fauna. No matter whether above or below ground. Where? In the Ore Mountains.

2022, 52 min
by Christoph Goldmann, Leif Karpe

The Venetian painter Canaletto is the undisputed master of veduta painting. His views of European cities became famous as early as the 18th century. On the occasion of his 300th birthday, the film embarks on a journey in the footsteps of the artist. It leads to Venice, Dresden and Warsaw as well as to the artist's illusionist trick box.

Germany 2020, 52 min
by Christoph Goldmann, Leif Karpe

Max Klinger was the artist prince of the Wilhelmine art business. A star in his lifetime. Always controversial, then quickly forgotten, rediscovered today.Who was this artist and what drove him to his almost manic desire for art? For the first time, a film documentary portrays this artist, whom Figaro honored in his obituary as "a great barbarian with a tremendous love of art". Reason for a search for clues.

Germany 2020, 52 min
by Christoph Goldmann, Leif Karpe

Jan Vermeer - reloaded: 350 years after its creation, experts from the famous Dresden Gemäldegalerie uncover a naked Cupid in the famous painting "Girl reading a letter at a open Window". A world sensation.The film Behind the Curtain - The Vermeer Secret traces the many twists and turns that this picture has experienced in its history. A look behind the curtain. An occasion to think about the sovereignty of interpretation in art, yesterday and today.