Continuity mistake: When the movie opens on the tour guide, whilst he says "Until the National Socialists came to power", his hands are at his side. When the shot cuts, his hands are clasped behind his back. (00:00:35)
Continuity mistake: Kurt and Elisabeth stand still looking at a painting while other people in the tour group walk past them. When the camera is on them, an ageing woman in a maroon coat and hat can be seen walking past the camera, followed by a taller blonde woman in a white dress. The shot then cuts to behind Kurt and Elisabeth; the woman in maroon can be seen, but the woman in white has disappeared. (00:01:45)
Revealing mistake: When Kurt and Elisabeth are looking at the painting of the Third Reich caricatures, in the shot focusing on them, a little girl in the background can be seen glancing at the camera. (00:01:45)
Continuity mistake: When the tour guide says "There are two possibilities", Kurt and Elisabeth are holding hands. The camera then cuts to a closer shot of Kurt where he and Elisabeth are no longer holding hands, before then holding hands again. (00:02:05)
Continuity mistake: During the tour in the art gallery, Kurt and Elisabeth stop to listen to the tour guide. When the camera cuts to a closer shot of Kurt, a man in a brown jacket and beige sweater vest has suddenly appeared behind Kurt that was not visible in the previous shot. (00:02:05)
Character mistake: The tour guide inside the "Degenerate art" exhibition ridicules the 'child-like' paintings of the likes of Mondrian and Kandinsky. In particular he stands in front of Kandinsky "Upward." The German name of the work is "Empor", but the tag says "Empore." (00:03:40)
Continuity mistake: When Kurt and Elisabeth walk up to the bus door, Kurt is shown directly facing the door and Elisabeth is positioned 90° perpendicular to him. In the next shot, Elisabeth has suddenly rotated 90° to be directly facing the door. (00:04:40)
Continuity mistake: When Kurt and Elisabeth are on the bus, Kurt points to where his old apartment was and lowers his hand. When he does this, he is looking directly forward. In the next shot, he is suddenly looking downward. (00:05:18)
Continuity mistake: When Kurt is talking about all the people he misses, whilst he says "He always comes to me when I call his name", Kurt is looking straight forward. When the shot cuts, he is suddenly looking at Elisabeth. (00:06:08)
Continuity mistake: On the bus, after Elisabeth kisses Kurt on the head, her hand is shown beside Kurt's head and not touching it. When the shot cuts, her hand is suddenly touching the side of his head. (00:06:25)
Continuity mistake: Elisabeth meets up with a large group of women in preparation for Hitler's arrival. When she stops, a woman adjusts her collar. In the wide shot, her left hand is positioned so that her thumb is placed on the front side of the collar, and her fingers on the bottom side. But in the next shot, her left hand is now positioned so that her thumb is on the bottom side of the collar and her fingers on the front side. (00:10:23)
Continuity mistake: When the Nazi officer gives Elisabeth the bouquet to give to Hitler, in the shot of him saying "You'll give him the bouquet", he is standing so that his body is positioned mostly behind her. When the camera changes angles, he is standing at her side. (00:10:43)
Continuity mistake: Elisabeth is handed a small Nazi flag after handing Hitler a bouquet of flowers. After being given the flag, it can be seen bending. In the next shot, the flag is straight and unbent. (00:11:20)
Continuity mistake: When Kurt is drawing the picture of a naked lady, in the above shot where the camera shows what he is drawing, the pencil he is holding is held at an upright position. When the camera changes angles, the pencil is tilted at an angle away from Kurt. (00:11:45)
Continuity mistake: When Kurt sees Elisabeth playing the piano naked in the living room, he is shown walking through the doorway. The camera then cuts to focus on Elisabeth and in the background of the shot, Kurt can be seen walking through the doorway a second time. (00:12:30)
Continuity mistake: When Elisabeth's mother and sister are speaking with the doctor, as the doctor says "In an institution, yes", Elisabeth's mother's hands can be seen virtually still. When the shot cuts, her hands are suddenly moving around while she speaks. (00:14:50)
Continuity mistake: After Elisabeth leaves the doctor's office, the doctor resumes speaking with Elisabeth's mother and sister. Whilst the doctor says "As schizophrenia is a hereditary condition", the sister is looking at the mother. When the shot cuts, she is now looking at the doctor. (00:15:13)
Continuity mistake: When Elisabeth is saying goodbye to the family, she hugs Ehrenfried and steps away from him. In the next shot, he is still holding her slightly before letting go a second time. (00:17:15)
Continuity mistake: Whilst the doctors are trying to get Elisabeth into the van, one of them injects her to get her to relax. When this happens, her arm is lowered. But in the next shot, her forearm is suddenly raised. (00:17:46)
Continuity mistake: When Elisabeth walks into Carl's office, he is looking through her file. He is shown taking a page on the right-hand side, and begins to turn it over. When the camera changes angles, he has suddenly finished turning the page in the opposite direction. (00:21:20)
