Today aged 105, Brunhilde Pomsel used to work as secretary for the Nazi Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels. A GERMAN LIFE, contender at the international competition at Nyon (April 15 – 23), encounters a fascinating lady of advanced age and takes a grippng look back at an unpolitical life.

Brunhilde Pomsel, 103 years old when the film was made, was the secretary of Joseph Goebbels. The documentary film A GERMAN LIFE by Christian Krönes, Florian Weigensamer, Roland Schrotthofer and Olaf S. Müller presents this unique witness of the 20^th century at Nyon – Visions du Réel.

A GERMAN LIFE is among the 15 European documentaries recommended for nomination for the European Film Award 2016 by the ten most renowned European documentary festivals.A GERMAN LIFE by Christian Krönes, Florian Weigensamer, Roland Schrotthofer and Olaf S. Müller is the portrait of a unique witness of the 20^th century – 105-year-old Brunhilde Pomsel, secretary of Joseph Goebbles, during the Nazi regime.

Mit 103 Jahren war Brunhilde Pomsel wohl als eine der letzten Zeuginnen des Nazi-Machtzirkels bereit, vor der Kamera ihr Lebensresümee zu ziehen und ihr Verhalten als junge Frau (Jahrgang 1911) zu reflektieren.

A GERMAN LIFE, Brunhilde Pomsel’s compelling testimony about her youth and time as Joseph Goebbels’ secretary in the core of the Nazi power apparatus has been adapted for the stage by Christopher Hampton. The LONDON Bridge Theatre will be presenting the piece starring MAGGIE SMITH from April 6 to May 11, 2019.