A study of German 19th Century Romantic art through the writings and paintings of Caspar David Friedrich and his fellow artist, Carl Gustav Carus. A multi-award-winning, authentic film document about the most important painter of German Romanticism: Caspar David Friedrich (1774-1840). The intrigue and arrogance of his contemporaries tragically influenced Friedrich's life. Because he wanted to cross the boundaries of his time, he was misunderstood and declared "crazy" by his contemporaries, to whom his pictures appeared too revolutionary. The film shows the experiences and landscapes that inspired the painter, and at the same time portrays the intrigues that Friedrich was exposed to through his narrow-minded environment.