It is carnival time in Munich and participants are overindulging in alcohol and sensual pleasures. "Follow us into madness" beckons Lys who is drunk on life, but the sensitive Henry does not follow him. Lys has betrayed his fiancé, as Henry once betrayed his lost love Anna. In memory of Anna and his cruel Dickensian childhood, Henry challenges Lys to a duel to try to appease his guilt.
as Henri le Vert / Heinrich
as Anna
as Judith
as La mère
as Henri enfant / Heinrich als Kind
as Anna enfant / Anna als Kind
as L'oncle / Onkel
as Mama Rosa
as Lys
as Roemer / Römer der Maler
as Rosalie