Der große Karpfen Ferdinand und andere Weihnachtsgeschichten (1978)
Three enchanting classic Christmas stories for the whole family:
The big carp Ferdinand and other Christmas stories:
"A Waiter's Christmas Eve" ends badly for the waiter Franz: He takes care of a guest's abandoned boy and loses his job because of it.
"The Big Carp Ferdinand" is supposed to be eaten on Christmas Eve, but Dr. Mannhaus doesn't have the heart to slaughter him.
The resolute widow Schumacher serves “a big meal” to the small-time crook who tried to break into her house on Christmas Eve.
Since the earliest days in her childhood Lara has had a difficult but important task. Both her parents are deaf-mute and Lara has to translate from sign-language to the spoken word and vice versa when her parents want to communicate with other people. Getting older and more mature she becomes interested in music and starts to play clarinet very successfully. However her parents are deaf, they cannot share Lara's musical career. The day comes when Lara has to decide between her parents and her own ambitions.
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