Goldmund is to study in the monastery Mariabronn. His father sent him there. There he meets a religious monk named Narziss. He has subjected himself to a strict life and lives completely ascetically.

Narcissus and Goldmund

The anarchist Luigi Lucheni plans to assassinate the Austrian empress Elisabeth. Upon meeting her, he senses their emotional connection. His determination starts to falter. Grateful for their encounter, Elisabeth encourages him in his actions.

The Little Death

Schwarz Weiss Bunt is a coming-of-age story about Matilda - a young woman on the edge of her young days, fearing to experience the loss of her youthfulness. Midst her search for the big questions of life, she realizes the need to go deeper beforehand by questioning herself at first. A weekend full of different encounters with family, friends and strangers may be helping to find answers for her young and heady confusions.