"Love eats up life" retraces the work by Tobias Gruben, which 20 years after his death continues to be a nearly completely undiscovered diamond in the rough of German pop culture. The singer of "Cyan Revue" and "Die Erde" inspires young bands like "Messer" or "Isolation Berlin" to perform cover versions of his songs. The film depicts not only an incomplete music career, but also describes the never-ending struggle of a son for recognition by his father. In interviews, music, some of which as yet unreleased, and letters, "Love devours life" takes us straight to the heart and mind of a musician nearly completely forgotten, who shortly before his commercial breakthrough died of an overdose and whose lyrics and songs continue to touch listeners today.

Die Liebe frisst das Leben, Tobias Gruben, seine Lieder und die Erde

Helga - Die zwei Gesichter der Feddersen

Jakob and Manu have developed their own specific survival strategies. Without a permanent home or steady job, they live in a makeshift camp in the woods and use the municipal swimming pool when they need to shower. Always short on cash, they make a living as providers of human services. They notice what is missing in other people′s lives and make a living by satisfying others′ desires and giving them what they need or what they lack.

Tender Parasites

Oliver Schwabe's portrait of Königstein is more than a homage to his services to television. Schwabe approaches his protagonist with his own means, so to speak. That's why some things in this film are fictitious. It is true that Königstein liked to compare himself to Ringo Starr. Connecting elements: The love of music and a big nose. As a leitmotif, this leads back to the beginnings of the Beatles' successes in the 1960s, when Königstein, for his part, began to leave his mark on ARD. The result is a composition of quotations from the film work, supplemented with interviews and excerpts from works with Curt Bois, Annette Humpe, Dennis Hopper, Udo Lindenberg, Rod Stewart, Pete Townshend, Ringo Starr and Frank Zappa. In addition, his docudramas about "public" people such as Inge Meysel, Veit Harlan, Birgit Breuel and "Die Manns" are considered in the context of their impact and their medial repercussions.