“Excelsior” is just a stopover for many of its inhabitants. Soon, life will get better and everyone tries to get ahead in his own way: with “Invisible Make-up”, the 49-year-old Michael wants to re-connect with his previous success as a call boy. Claudia’s days as a dancer are over, but a series of new photos are supposed to help her get back on stage. Norman wants to help others find happiness with his start-up “ChangeU”, while also helping himself to a new sports car. It seems no one can escape the lure of success… “The lense in Berlin Excelsior observes, as only film can observe, tightly composed, rigid images which follow one after the other as in a photo lecture. They are compositions of weird beauty…”