Ku'damm 56 – Rebel With a Cause
Ku'damm 56
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At the Berlin dance school "Galant," worlds collide and the struggle between prudishness and emancipation is carried out. The proprietor of the dance school, Caterina Schöllack, has three daughters whom she orders to integrate into this hierarchically structured society. Two of her daughters seem to abide by their mother's wish. Only Monika, the middle daughter, rejects the given path and discovers rock 'n' roll for herself.
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3 Episodes
- Love, but how?
E1Love, but how?Berlin 1956. The young Monika Schöllack fights against her strict mother Caterina and the conventions of the time. She gets the strength for this from her great passion: rock 'n' roll. Caterina Schöllack would like to marry Monika and her sisters Eva and Helga as best as possible. But Monika is a hopeless case for Caterina until she has the idea of inviting her behavior student Joachim Franck to accompany Monika to Helga's wedding. - Shadow of the Past?
E2Shadow of the Past?Monika continues to immerse herself in the world of rock 'n' roll, while her mother Caterina still wants her to marry Joachim Franck and promises Monika a date. Although Monika discovers another side of Joachim, she makes it clear to him that she no longer wants to see him. Meanwhile, Helga realizes that her marriage to Wolfgang is causing serious problems, and Eva becomes closer to a patient's husband. - It's Alright
E3It's AlrightWhile Eva and Helga have to choose between their feelings and social standing, Monika continues to emancipate herself from her mother with the help of rock 'n' roll. Against Caterina's will, she even enforces a rock 'n' roll course in the dance school, which is very successful. Then Monica gets pregnant. Caterina suggests a way out in which Joachim Franck should play a role. But Monica hesitates.