This ethereal, three-hour biopic is the middle film in Hans-Jürgen Syberberg’s “German Trilogy” on the mythological foundations of the Third Reich. Read More »
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Sissi (1955) Ernst Marischka, Romy Schneider, Karlheinz Böhm, Magda Schneider
The young Emperor Franz Joseph is on his way to his summer residence at Ischl, where his birthday will be celebrated with a big party. Read More »
We Children from Bahnhof Zoo AKA Christiane F. – Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo (1981) Uli Edel, Natja Brunckhorst, Eberhard Auriga, Peggy Bussieck
This movie portrays the drug scene in Berlin in the 1970s, following tape recordings of Christiane F. 14-year-old Christiane lives with her mother Read More »
Spain AKA Spanien (2012) Anja Salomonowitz, Tatjana Alexander, Cornelius Obonya, Grégoire Colin
A stranded stranger ends up in the wrong place and embarks upon a search for his rights, his money and human beings who still believe in God. Read More »
The Assassination AKA L’attentat (1972) Yves Boisset, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Michel Piccoli, Jean Seberg
Sadiel, rebel leader in a North African state, takes refuge in Switzerland in the aftermath of a coup. Read More »
Pirates of the Mississippi AKA Die Flußpiraten vom Mississippi (1963) Jürgen Roland, Hansjörg Felmy, Sabine Sinjen, Horst Frank
European produced Western based on the novel by Friedrich Gerstäcker, set in the 19th century in a town on the banks of the Mississippi River. Read More »
Lola (1981) Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Barbara Sukowa, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Mario Adorf
Ten years after the war, West Germany’s market economy is booming. Read More »
People on Sunday AKA Menschen am Sonntag (1930) Robert Siodmak, Edgar G. Ulmer, Erwin Splettstößer, Brigitte Borchert, Wolfgang von Waltershausen
Edwin, a taxi driver, lives with Annie, a neurasthenic model. They plan to spend Sunday at the Nikolassee beach with Wolfgang Read More »
Beware of a Holy Whore AKA Warnung vor einer heiligen Nutte (1971) Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Lou Castel, Eddie Constantine, Marquard Bohm
On a film set there are two things missing, the film material and the director. Read More »
Blue Tornado (1991) Antonio Bido, Dirk Benedict, Ted McGinley, Patsy Kensit
While experimenting with a new flight maneuver, Colonel Alex Long and Phil encounter a mysterious light over a mountain range. Read More »
Rebus (1969) Nino Zanchin, Laurence Harvey, Ann-Margret, José Calvo
When an international casino crime ring is planning a big score at a fixed roulette game Read More »
Sharks and Small Fish AKA Haie und kleine Fische (1957) Frank Wisbar, Hansjörg Felmy, Sabine Bethmann, Wolfgang Preiss
Four young German naval cadets begin their military service in 1940; only one of them will survive. Read More »
Masquerade in Vienna (1934) Willi Forst, Paula Wessely, Anton Walbrook, Peter Petersen
Vienna 1905: After a carnival party the famous painter Heidenick draws his otherwise engaged girlfriend Anita Helfer with very few clothes on, only blurs her face. Read More »
Signer’s Suitcase AKA Signers Koffer – Unterwegs mit Roman Signer (1995) Peter Liechti, Roman Signer, Christoph M. Ohrt
SIGNERS KOFFER is a kind of road movie across Europa. Read More »
The Hills Run Red AKA Un fiume di dollari (1966) Carlo Lizzani, Thomas Hunter, Henry Silva, Dan Duryea
After the Civil War ends, two soldiers return home with a cache of stolen money. Read More »