Für Elise

Summary

For Elise

Elise is a 15-year-old girl who, following her father's accidental death, lives with her mother Betty. The latter is an intensive care nurse and, true to the saying 'the cobbler's children always go barefoot', Betty helps to save the lives of others but does not have her life or that of her daughter under control. In her desperate search for a new husband and father, Betty throws herself into a drastic series of parties and one-night stands, drowning her helplessness in alcohol.

In the meantime, Elise uses all her strength to keep both their lives on some kind of even keel. Silently, she takes care of the household and covers up Betty's alcoholic excess.

Elise loves her mother but suffers from the woman's egoism and the lack of maternal care. The one thing that gives her consolation and solidity is playing the piano.

When Betty meets Ludwig, a journalist, she believes she has found the ideal partner. But mother and daughter are set to become rivals for his favor.

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