If film be an extract of Life – minus the boring parts in between – then the short film ’Sapperlot’ is the dreamlike quintessence of cinematography. Essential aspects of film reception are summarized in a sociological commentary by Dr. Gerhard Schäuble, while free-wheeling snippets of panoramic film footage combined with found footage excerpts illustrate the text in a kaleidoscopic manner. The variety of visual and acoustic impressions are elusive, as they are nourished by illogical hallucinatory memories of life and the awareness of secret, often suppressed, desire(s).
*’Sapperlot’ doesn’t really correspond to any English exclamation, though several come close to it … think ’Good Lord!’, or, better still, think French, think ’Parbleu!’ – that comes closest.

Luisa from Argentina and Fred from Germany are confronted with their social roles at their wedding. The tradition of kidnapping the bride threatens the couple's equality. There is no room for love in this role-play of marriage.

In the light of the Alps, a great ski-jumping hill flashes metallically. Two ski jumpers synchronously rehearse movements in the valley, answer generic questions in front of a green screen and pose on the hill while being watched by a film crew. It is the first reunion for the two athletes since their separation.