Berlin Alexanderplatz — Season 1, Episode 8: The Sun Warms the Skin, But Burns It Sometimes Too
Drama, Crime • 59 min • 1 season, 14 episodes • ★ 7.3/10
Episode synopsis
Franz becomes involved in an illegal enterprise with Willy, whom he met at a cabaret. Eva and Herbert drop by to see Franz and bring a young woman, Emilie Karsunke, whom they offer as a new lover. Franz and the tender-hearted woman, whom he nicknames Mieze, fall for each other. However, their spell of love is broken when Franz finds a love letter from another man.
About Berlin Alexanderplatz
In late 1920s Berlin, Franz Biberkopf is released from prison and vows to go straight. However, he soon finds himself embroiled in the city’s criminal underworld.
More episodes from Season 1
- E1The Punishment Begins
- E2How Is One to Live If One Doesn’t Want to Die?
- E3A Hammer Blow to the Head Can Injure the Soul
- E4A Handful of People in the Depths of Silence
- E5A Grim Reaper with Powers from Almighty God
- E6Love Has Its Price
- E7Remember—An Oath Can Be Amputated
- E9About the Eternities Between the Many and the Few
- E10Loneliness Tears Cracks of Madness Even in Walls
- E11Knowledge Is Power and the Early Bird Catches the Worm
- E12The Serpent in the Soul of the Serpent
- E13The Outside and the Inside and the Secret of Fear of the Secret