A Frenchwoman, a Brit and an Irishman in a German-British co-production: the story behind "The Lesson" is unusual in itself. Filmed on a breathtakingly beautiful and spacious estate in Wentorf near Hamburg, the intimate drama about a famous author, his wife and a young ambitious writer becomes ever more closely interwoven into a psychological thriller. If Delpy and Grant are already in a category of their own as an eccentric academic couple, Daryl McCormack cuts a literally magnificent figure as the third member of the pair.

Daryl McCormack
After "The Lesson" at the latest, you should remember the name Daryl McCormack. However, some people have been familiar with the son of an Irish woman and an African-American father, who was born in Nenagh, Ireland, in 1993, since "My Hours with Leo" (2022). As the title character and call boy, he tickles the comedic highlights out of Emma Thompson. Even series such as "Peaky Blinders", "Bad Sisters" and, most recently, the six-part Irish adoption drama "Woman in the Wall" cannot do without McCormack's boyish charm.

9-year-old Cait is sent to live with distant relatives for the summer. Although the quiet girl is welcomed there with open arms, Cait soon realises that her host parents are in a subdued mood.
If Catherine Clinch with the expressive eyes in her pretty face was a sensation in her camera debut alone, the language of the film is in no way inferior. "The Quiet Girl" is subtitled "An Cailín Ciúin" because both English and Irish are spoken, which gives the few dialogues an even deeper meaning.

Colm Bairéad
Frowned upon by the Christian monks and banned under English rule, Irish Gaelic has nevertheless survived to this day. But because it is only spoken by 2% of the population in Ireland, director Colm Bairéad decided to establish Irish in the local media. Born in Dublin in 1981, he has shot all of his documentaries in Irish, so it made sense to do the same for his feature film debut. "The Quiet Girl" won the Kplus section of the 72nd Berlinale in 2022 and was nominated for an Oscar for Best Non-English Language Film in 2023.

On 12 November 2023, Vicco von Bülow, alias Loriot, will celebrate his 100th birthday. Reason enough for ARD - Loriot's favourite broadcaster - to let him haunt the airwaves. The documentary "Loriot100" starts on 6 November, in which current comedians, comediennes and cabaret artists talk about the influence "Kosackenzipfel", "Jodeldiplom" and "mehr Lametta" had on their work. The documentary, all sketches and cartoons, the films "Pappa Ante Portas" and "Ödipussi", as well as an eight-part podcast with famous fans and former comrades-in-arms of Loriot will be available in the ARD Mediathek from 6 November.

A very special place for the ears is the Internet "Radiooooo". Not only can you click through 120 years of musical creation, but the music is also sorted by country. So it's just as easy to linger acoustically in the Argentinian 20s as it is in Ireland in the 80s. But what makes "Radiooooo" outstanding is the community. It not only listens, but also collects. The French DJ Benjamin Moreau and his consortium take care of the copyrights and the feed into the web station.