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Habermann (2010) Juraj Herz, Mark Waschke, Karel Roden, Ben Becker
A mill owner in the Sudetenland and his family’s lives are changed as Europe heats up in 1938. Read More »
Marlene (1984) Maximilian Schell, Marlene Dietrich, Annie Albers
Acclaimed, award-winning filmmaker Maximillian Schell reconstructs the life and career of the enigmatic film diva. Read More »
Tattoo (2002) Robert Schwentke, August Diehl, Christian Redl, Nadeshda Brennicke
Two police detectives, a grizzled veteran and one fresh-faced rookie Read More »
The Waldheim Waltz (2018) Ruth Beckermann, Kurt Waldheim
A biographical drama film about Kurt Josef Waldheim, former UN Secretary General Read More »
Nightfall (1999) Fred Kelemen, Adolfo Assor, Thomas Baumann, Isa Hochgerner
Not everyone might know the directorial work of Fred Kelemen, though his name may be recognizable Read More »
Detektive (1969) Rudolf Thome, Ulli Lommel, Marquard Bohm, Uschi Obermaier
Realist drama about two friends who set up a private detective agency. Read More »
The Last Laugh (1924) F.W. Murnau, Emil Jannings, Maly Delschaft, Max Hiller
Emil Jannings is the doorman of the elegant Atlantic Hotel. He is proud of his uniform and function, and respected by his community. Read More »
The Great Ecstasy of the Sculptor Steiner (1974) Werner Herzog, Walter Steiner
A study of the psychology of a champion ski-jumper, whose full-time occupation is carpentry. Read More »
The Power Of Emotion (1983) Alexander Kluge, Hannelore Hoger, Edgar M. Böhlke
The emotion and feelings should not be confused with sentimentality. Emotion is ancient and more powerful than any artistic expression. Read More »
The Brutalisation of Franz Blum (1974) Reinhard Hauff, Jürgen Prochnow, Eike Gallwitz, Burkhard Driest
Born into a well-off family, Franz Blum had led a carefree youth until, some time after graduating from high school, he was arrested by the police. Read More »
Mazurka (1935) Willi Forst, Pola Negri, Albrecht Schoenhals, Ingeborg Theek
“Mazurka” was Willi Forst’s third film as a director, made directly after having achieved a major international success with “Maskerade”. Read More »
Soul of Chiba (1977) Tung Man Chan, Yukio Noda, Shin’ichi Chiba, Etsuko Shiomi, Tadashi Yamashita
After his master is brutally murdered by his fellow disciple & vicious Drug dealer Shikimura Read More »
Harbor Drift (1929) Leo Mittler, Lissy Arna, Paul Rehkopf, Fritz Genschow
A pre-Depression slice of proletarian life from Weimar Germany, Harbour Drift is unusually interesting Read More »
A Matter of Minutes (1959) Robert Siodmak, Ruth Leuwerik, Bert Sotlar, Alfred Schieske
Dorothea Angermann the daughter of a clergyman is accused of the murder of her husband Read More »