Therese Giehse realized her passion for the theatre and acting at an early age. Though her family tried to change her mind about the theater she made her way to the stage anyway. She had a very intense friendship with the famous German writer Thomas Mann and his children Erika and Klaus. Klaus later dedicated his novel "Mephisto", which was a portrait of actor Gustav Gruendgens, to her. She also found a good friend in the writer Bertolt Brecht - she was the first actress to play his "Mother Courage". She was Jewish and decided to leave Germany when Hitler came to power, although it is known that he greatly appreciated her acting. In her exile in Switzerland she founded a kind of cabaret with Erika Mann. After the war she returned to Germany and began a new career in films.
Founded the cabaret "Die Pfeffermühle" (The Peppermill) together with her close friends Erika Mann and Klaus Mann (1933).As she was a left-wing, Jewish artist, she had to leave Nazi Germany in 1933 and emigrated to Switzerland.Pictured on a 1 DM stamp, which was part of a series honoring women of the German history (11 November 1988).A street and a subway station in Munich are named after her.Has been ensemble member at the Munich Kammerspiele from 1926 to 1933 and from 1949 to 1973.Attended acting lessons under Toni Wittels from 1918 to 1920.Born to Salomon Gift, a salesman, and his wife Gertrude, she grew up in Munich.Director Paul Verhoeven died during the eulogy he delivered for her at the Munich Kammerspiele (22 March 1975).
There is a war in the world between the men and the women. A young girl tries to escape this reality and comes to a hidden place where a strange unicorn lives with a family: Sister, Brother, many children and an old woman that never leaves her bed but stays in contact with the world through her radio. Since the content of this picture is not as important as the pictures and allegories, the simple plot can not be described further.
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