Can anyone tell me the title to this German movie I saw years ago on HBO or one of the movie channels.  It is basically they story of a mother and the subsequent generations of her family until her death.  Her daughter is a child prodigy, who then has her own daughter later in the film.  There is a intellectual who commits suicide.  Recent film, I think late 90's.  Basically about life and death, good flick.  Anybody remember this movie?