Carnations in Aspic
1976•1h 35m•7.0•Released
Comedy
A commercial artist with a lisp chooses silence, unexpectedly propelling his career. His perceived innovation leads to rapid advancement in an ad agency. Mueller-Stahl shines in this biting critique of East German workplace culture.
Director
Günter Reisch
Writer
Günter Reisch, Kurt Belicke
Languages
German
Studio
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Cast
Armin Mueller-Stahl
Wolfgang Schmidt
Helga Sasse
Cilly
Erik S. Klein
Siegfried Huster
Helga Göring
Kollegin Kühn
Herbert Köfer
Dietmar Freiherr von Fredersdorff-Lützenheim
Eva-Maria Hagen
Helene
Edwin Marian
Bernie
Traute Sense
Frau
Horst Papke
Mann
Horst Rehberg
Mann
Norbert Christian
Psychiater
Winfried Glatzeder
Dr. Jonas
Eberhard Cohrs
Eberhard Kurz
Jürgen Zartmann
Oberwachmeister Schwankauz
Lutz Stückrath
Bleurop Mitarbeiter
Recommended
6.3
Taking Care of Business
1990
5.8
Pretty Persuasion
2005
7
29th Street
1991
6.7
Dave Chappelle: The Unstoppable...
2025
7.7
Ricky Gervais: Humanity
2018
5.9
Woman in Love
2011
6.5
A Shock to the System
1990
6.5
Why Worry?
1923
6.2
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa
2013
6.2
Mr. Roosevelt
2017
6.3
The Manny
2015
5.8
The Slammin' Salmon
2009
7.4
Sincerely Louis C.K.
2020
7.3
Eddie Murphy Raw
1987
6.2
The Hangover Part III
2013
7.5
Bill Hicks: Relentless
1992
7.2
Taylor Tomlinson: Quarter-Life Crisis
2020
7
Ricky Gervais: Mortality
2025
7.6
Dave Chappelle: Sticks & Stones
2019
6.9
Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer
2023
Similar Movies
5.1
The Groove Tube
1974
7.4
Lost in Translation
2003
6.3
A Prairie Home Companion
2006
6.9
The Yes Men
2003
6.2
The Kentucky Fried Movie
1977
6.1
Renaissance Man
1994
6.1
Advertising Rules!
2001
7.1
The Taming of the Scoundrel
1980
8
Rotlicht!
1986
7.2
Rejected
2000
5.8
Easter Sunday
2022
5.8
My Girlfriend's Boyfriend
2010
7.4
The Icicle Thief
1989
5
Farts of Fury
2011
5.9
Empowered
2018
Mayonnaise
2022
6.7
Great Choice
2017
4
Broadband
2012
You're the Judge
1965
6.3
Heart Eyes
2025