Fräulein Stinnes fährt um die Welt

The film 'Fräulein Stinnes geht um die Welt' tells one of the most unusual adventure stories of the 20th century: the world trip of the industrialist's daughter Clärenore Stinnes (Sandra Hüller), who was the first woman to circumnavigate the world in a car. In 1927, she started her expedition together with two technicians and the Swedish cameraman Carl-Axel Söderström (Bjarne Henriksen). The team has 48,000 kilometres ahead of it. From the very beginning, the daring circumnavigation of the world was overshadowed by problems: wars, robberies, engine failures, diseases. The team falls apart and finally only cameraman Söderström remains at Clärenore Stinnes' side...

The feature film 'In the car through two worlds', which Carl-Axel Söderström shot about the expedition of Clärenore Stinnes, was released in 1931 and has survived in its entirety. The film and photo material forms the heart of 'Fräulein Stinnes geht um die Welt'. Director Erica von Moeller juxtaposes the fascinating original images with feature film passages in which key scenes of the journey are recounted.