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Tag Archives: Germany
The Strangers AKA Les étrangers (1969) Jean-Pierre Desagnat, Michel Constantin, Senta Berger, Julián Mateos
Chamoun and May lives in no-mans land. They’re running from the mafia Read More »
Der gebieterische Ruf (1944) Gustav Ucicky, Rudolf Forster, Maria Holst, Paul Hubschmid
A doctor marries a colleague who once loved the patient, a paraplegic, he is operating on. Read More »
Die drei Codonas (1940) Arthur Maria Rabenalt, René Deltgen, Ernst von Klipstein, Josef Sieber
Biography of the life of the circus performer Alfredo Codona. Read More »
Biology AKA Biologie! (1990) Jörg Foth, Stefanie Stappenbeck, Cornelius Schulz, Carl Heinz Choynski
Ulla is a sensitive and principled 10th-grader in a small East German town. Read More »
Witness Out of Hell AKA Die Zeugin aus der Hölle (1967) Zivorad ‘Zika’ Mitrovic, Irene Papas, Daniel Gélin, Heinz Drache
Leah Weiss, a Polish Jew, was first forced into prostitution at Auschwitz. Read More »
Distant Cousins (1993) Andrew Lane, Mel Harris, David Keith, William Katt
After not seeing him since he was a child, a successful advertising executive Read More »
Long Is the Road AKA Lang ist der Weg (1948) Herbert B. Fredersdorf, Marek Goldstein, Israel Becker, Bettina Moissi, Berta Litwina
Written by Israel Becker, this is the first feature film to represent Read More »
Mr Zwilling and Mrs Zuckermann AKA Herr Zwilling und Frau Zuckermann (1999) Volker Koepp
Only two Jews who were born in the town of Czernowitz still survive Read More »
Location Hunting AKA Motivsuche (1990) Dietmar Hochmuth, Peter Zimmermann, Lothar Bisky, Arianne Borbach
Rüdiger Stein starts filming Klaus and Manuela, young expectant parents Read More »
Paradise: Love AKA Paradies: Liebe (2012) Ulrich Seidl, Margarete Tiesel, Peter Kazungu, Inge Maux
On the beaches of Kenya they’re known as “Sugar Mamas” — European women who seek out African boys Read More »
Middle of the Moment (1995) Nicolas Humbert, Werner Penzel, Robert Lax, Johann Le Guillerm, Sandra M’Bow
The film is a documentary or even a cinepoem which follows the life of nowadays nomads: The Tuareg in North Africa Read More »
Gemini Rising (2013) Dana Schroeder, Lance Henriksen, Amy Hathaway, John Savage
A savvy ex-homeland security agent and martial arts expert is forced Read More »
The Dam AKA Der Damm (1965) Petra Nettelbeck, Vlado Kristl, Felix Potisk
In The Dam, although it is an experimental film, Kristl eschews the necessary earnestness in addressing his subject. Read More »
Great Freedom No. 7 AKA Grosse Freiheit Nr. 7 (1944) Helmut Käutner, Hans Albers, Ilse Werner, Hans Söhnker
The film tells the story of the blond “singing sailor” Hannes Kröger who works Read More »