In modern-day Berlin (1987), Frau Kutowski goes insane, believing herself to be the (real-life) notorious Anita Berber Read More »
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Lowlands AKA Tiefland (1954) Leni Riefenstahl, Bernhard Minetti, Aribert Wäscher
Set in the early part of 20th century Europe. There lived a dancer who becomes the romantic bone Read More »
Mahlzeiten AKA Table for Love (1967) Edgar Reitz, Heidi Stroh, Georg Hauke, Nina Frank
Elizabeth is a young woman who seeks happiness excessively burning out all those around her. Read More »
Horror Vacui (1984) Rosa von Praunheim, Lotti Huber, Joaquin La Habana, Folkert Milster
The plot follows Frankie and Hannes, a young gay couple living in Berlin. One is studying art and the other medicine. Read More »
Abenteuer in Wien AKA Adventures in Vienna (1952) Emil E. Reinert, Gustav Fröhlich, Cornell Borchers, Adrienne Gessner
In postwar Vienna, fate brings together a petty crook working under the table as a taxi driver and a famous concert pianist. Read More »
Traitor’s Gate AKA Das Verrätertor (1964) Freddie Francis, Albert Lieven, Gary Raymond, Margot Trooger
A businessman organises a caper to steal the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London. Read More »
Boykott (1930) Robert Land, Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur, Lil Dagover, Rolf von Goth
A film about the pupils of a posh Berlin gymnasium in their final term (Ober-Primaner = pupils of the Upper First) Read More »
Der Verlorene Sohn AKA The Prodigal Son (1934) Luis Trenker, Maria Andergast, Bertl Schultes
Story of the trials and tribulations of a German who emigrates to the US during the Great Depression. Read More »
Die Ausgesperrten AKA The Excluded (1982) Franz Novotny, Rudolf Wessely, Emmy Werner, Paulus Manker
Two young characters in this story of rebellious youth are named after two Germans, brother Read More »
Agnes (2016) Johannes Schmid, Odine Johne, Stephan Kampwirth, Sonja Baum
WALTER (41) is planning on writing a book about German entrepreneurs. On a spring day he meets the physics student AGNES (28). Read More »
Höhenfeuer AKA Alpine Fire (1985) Fredi M. Murer, Thomas Nock, Johanna Lier, Dorothea Moritz
A year on an Alpine farm: an older couple have two children, Belli, who wanted to be a teacher Read More »
Rheingold AKA Rhinegold (1978) Niklaus Schilling, Elke Haltaufderheide, Rüdiger Kirschstein, Gunther Malzacher, Alice Treff
Germany, 1977. A mature, rich and bored woman called Elisabeth (Elke Aufderheide) is taking a ride with the “Rheingold” Read More »
Wildwechsel AKA Jail Bait (1973) Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Eva Mattes, Ruth Drexel, Harry Baer
Wildwechsel, is a bleak story of teenage angst, set in industrial northern Germany during the 1950s. Read More »
Friedliche Tage AKA Peaceful Days (1984) Richard Blank, Richard Beek, Beppo Brem, Raphael Klachkin
The dramatic arc of Friedliche Tage was developed from images and the people who sustained those images. Read More »
All Is Good (2018) Eva Trobisch, Aenne Schwarz, Andreas Döhler, Hans Löw
Janne’s new boss’s brother-in-law rapes her, but she doesn’t report the incident and continues her way of life as usual. Read More »