For a tale that has been told on film and television countless times, Der Hund von Baskerville feels startlingly fresh. Read More »
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Confessions of Felix Krull AKA Bekenntnisse des Hochstaplers Felix Krull (1957) Kurt Hoffmann, Horst Buchholz, Liselotte Pulver, Ingrid Andree
Confessions of Felix Krull was adapted from the last novel by German author Thomas Mann. Read More »
A Coffee in Berlin AKA Oh Boy (2012) Jan Ole Gerster, Tom Schilling, Katharina Schüttler, Justus von Dohnányi
This tragicomedy is a self-ironic portrait of a young man who drops out of university Read More »
Felidae (1994) Michael Schaack, Ulrich Tukur, Mario Adorf, Helge Schneider
After his owner relocates, the cat Francis in involved in a series of cat murders in the new neighborhood. Read More »
Losses to Be Expected AKA Mit Verlust ist zu rechnen (1992) Ulrich Seidl, Paula Hutterová, Vladimir Kundrát, Rusena Machaloyá
Looks at two communities on either side of the Czech – Austrian border. Read More »
To Whom Does the World Belong? AKAKuhle Wampe oder: Wem gehört die Welt? (1932) Slatan Dudow, Hertha Thiele, Ernst Busch, Martha Wolter
A working-class family in Berlin in 1931 where survival is difficult, with massive unemployment in the wake of the Great Depression. Read More »
The Stranger AKA Die Fremde (2000) Götz Spielmann, Goya Toledo, Hary Prinz, Martin Feifel
The seedy underbelly of Vienna at night. Mercedes is a femme fatale from Mexico Read More »
Spies AKA Spione (1928) Fritz Lang, Rudolf Klein-Rogge, Gerda Maurus, Willy Fritsch
Haghi is a criminal mastermind whose ubiquitous spy operation is always several steps ahead of the police and the government’s secret service. Read More »
’38 – Vienna Before the Fall AKA 38 – Auch das war Wien (1986) Wolfgang Glück, Tobias Engel, Sunnyi Melles, Heinz Trixner
In 1938, Austria is about to become a part of the Third Reich. Read More »
Snowland AKA Schneeland (2005) Hans W. Geissendörfer, Thomas Kretschmann, Julia Jentsch, Maria Schrader
In the snowy landscape of Lapland, a newly-widowed writer discovers the traces of a bygone love story through which she finds a way back to her own life. Read More »
Ferien (2016) Bernadette Knoller, Britta Hammelstein, Jerome Hirthammer, Inga Busch
Vivi (Britta Hammelstein) is exhausted. Actually, she is about to become an attorney Read More »
Quick (1932) Robert Siodmak, Lilian Harvey, Hans Albers, Willy Stettner
A woman at a spa keeps sneaking out to see a performer “Quick” (in heavy make-up) do his act. Read More »
The Rose King AKA Der Rosenkönig (1986) Werner Schroeter, Magdalena Montezuma, Mostefa Djadjam, Antonio Orlando
A mentally unstable woman and her son move to a sprawling mansion in Portugal to grow roses. Read More »
Something to Remind Me AKA Toter Mann (2001) Christian Petzold, Nina Hoss, André Hennicke, Sven Pippig
Middle-aged lawyer Thomas assists Leyla, an attractive blonde, when she drops her things at the pool. Read More »
Boarding School AKA Leidenschaftliche Blümchen (1978) André Farwagi, Nastassja Kinski, Gerry Sundquist, Stefano D’Amato
This film tells the story about a group of girls at an exclusive German girls boarding school. Read More »