Continuity mistake: After Ellie has told Kurt that she is pregnant, just as Kurt finishes saying "You belong with me, I mean", Ellie is shown moving her hand toward his shoulder and then moves it toward his chest. When the camera changes angles, her hand is suddenly over his shoulder again and moves it down his chest a second time. (01:26:05)
Continuity mistake: When Kurt and Ellie are discussing how to tell her parents that she is pregnant, just as she says "It's not Mama I'm worried about", Kurt has his hand on his chest. When the shot cuts, his hand is on his stomach. (01:26:45)
Continuity mistake: Just after Carl has told Kurt about the medical story regarding Ellie and Carl says "Then I'd have to examine her immediately", the shot cuts to Ellie walking with her mother. In the wide shot, Ellie's hand is away from her mother. When it cuts to a closer shot, Ellie's hand is suddenly beneath her mother's arm. (01:33:38)
Continuity mistake: When the Major shows Carl the photo of his wife and son, in the close-up of the photo, the Major is stepping away from him. When the shot cuts back to Carl, the Major is in his original position and steps away from Carl a second time. (01:40:10)
Continuity mistake: When Ellie has finished reading the letter from her father, the papers are unfolded. When the shot cuts, the papers have suddenly been folded over one time. (01:43:55)
Continuity mistake: When Kurt starts asking his friend "How much would you give me for the Wartburg?", he is holding his cigarette with one hand. The shot then cuts to an angle behind him where he is not shown moving his hands. When the shot cuts back, he is holding the cigarette with both hands. (01:44:45)
Continuity mistake: Just as Kurt's friend finishes telling him that girls have gone to bed with him because he is his assistant, when the camera is on Kurt, his hands are lowered. When the shot cuts to focus on the friend, his hand is suddenly raised and is suddenly smoking the cigarette he is holding. (01:45:30)
Continuity mistake: When Kurt's friend shows him the money hiding in his shoe, just as the friend asks "260" and Kurt says "Fine", the cigarette he is holding is not in his mouth and his hand is lowered. In the next shot, his hand is suddenly raised so that he can put the cigarette in his mouth. (01:46:10)
Continuity mistake: When Kurt and Ellie begin walking up to the train station entrance, a woman wearing a scarf around the back of her head is a few feet ahead of them. When the camera cuts to a wider shot, the woman with the head scarf is much further ahead, now walking up the stairs. (01:47:30)
Continuity mistake: When Preusser is showing Kurt around the academy, they stop just before walking past a woman firing arrows. A man in a black jumper and brown pants is in the far background. When they resume walking, the man in the black jumper and brown pants has jumped forward a few meters. (01:54:40)
Continuity mistake: During the academy tour, Kurt and Preusser walk into one of the art rooms. When the camera cuts to inside the room, a man in a black suit has suddenly appeared walking out of the doorway who wasn't there in the previous shot. (01:55:52)
Continuity mistake: When talking about Adrian, Presseur says "A little snot. But he can talk, that's for sure" to Kurt. When he says this, a man in a striped shirt is shown standing in the hallway behind them who was not visible in the previous shot. (01:56:08)
Continuity mistake: When Preusser is telling Kurt about Adrian Schimmel, a man and woman can be seen entering the room behind them. It then cuts to a closer shot of Kurt and Preusser and the man and woman have disappeared. (01:56:08)
Continuity mistake: When Kurt and Preusser are watching Adrian during the academy tour, a woman in a green jumper can be seen to Kurt's right. When the shot cuts, she is suddenly standing on Presseur's left. (01:56:08)
Continuity mistake: When Adrian has finished explaining the painting to a couple, he begins to place his hands over each other. When the shot cuts, his hands are not touching at all. (01:56:20)
Continuity mistake: When Kurt and Preusser have finished watching Adrian speaking with a couple and Preusser says "Money makes money. You know how it goes", in the hallway behind them, no-one can be seen aside from a man and woman leaving the room. When the camera cuts to an angle further away from them, a man in a white shirt can be seen walking past that was not visible in the previous shot. (01:57:30)
Continuity mistake: When Kurt is introduced to one of the students at the academy, whilst the student is saying "I'm really much more interested in potatoes", he is looking at Kurt in one shot, but then looking downward to his right when the shot cuts. (01:58:33)
Continuity mistake: When Antonius looks at the newspaper with the Berlin Wall, he is holding it with both hands. In the next shot, he is not holding it at all. (02:00:30)
Continuity mistake: When Kurt is in his first lecture at the Dusseldorf academy, whilst Antonius says "If he develops his own subjective abilities without external guidelines", Kurt can be seen in the background with his left hand placed over his right and both hands are equally distanced apart. When the shot cuts to him, the right hand has suddenly moved closer to the left hand. (02:03:35)
Continuity mistake: Just after Ellie has told Kurt she has had another miscarriage, he hugs her and puts his hands around the back of her head. When the shot cuts, his hand is around her shoulder. (02:09:38)
