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Tag Archives: Germany
She Walks by Night AKA Die Wahrheit über Rosemarie (1959) Rudolf Jugert, Hugo Grimaldi, Belinda Lee, Walter Rilla, Karl Lieffen
Inspired by the life and death of Rosemarie Nitribitt, a famous German call girl whose death caused a large scandal in the press. Read More »
Decoder (1984) Muscha, FM Einheit, William Rice, Christiane Felscherinow
F.M. discovers that different sonic frequencies induce different patterns Read More »
Street Acquaintances AKA Straßenbekanntschaft (1948) Peter Pewas, Gisela Trowe, Alice Treff, Ursula Voß
Erika is 20 lives with her strict parents in a post-war apartment Read More »
One Arabian Night AKA Sumurun (1920) Ernst Lubitsch, Pola Negri, Paul Wegener
The favorite slave girl of a tyrannical sheik falls in love with a cloth merchant Read More »
Carmen (1918) Ernst Lubitsch, Pola Negri, Harry Liedtke, Sophie Pagay
The tragic story of Don Jose, a Spanish cavalryman, who falls under the spell of a gypsy girl Read More »
I Promise You Anarchy AKA Te prometo anarquía (2015) Julio Hernández Cordón, Diego Calva Hernández, Eduardo Eliseo Martinez, Shvasti Calderón
Miguel and Johnny know each other since childhood. They are dedicated to skate and have fun. Read More »
The House of the Spirits (1993) Bille August, Jeremy Irons, Meryl Streep, Maria Conchita Alonso
Chile, second half of the 20th century. The poor Esteban marries Clara and they get a daughter, Blanca. Read More »
The Tango Lesson (1997) Sally Potter, Pablo Verón, Morgane Maugran
On a trip to Paris Sally meets Pablo, a tango dancer. Read More »
Heimat: A Chronicle of Germany AKA Heimat – Eine Chronik in elf Teilen (1984) Edgar Reitz, Marita Breuer, Rüdiger Weigang, Kurt Wagner
The series tells the story of the village Schabbach, on the Hunsrueck in Germany through the years 1919-1982. Read More »
Gran Paradiso (2000) Miguel Alexandre, Ken Duken, Regula Grauwiller, Gregor Törzs
Recently paralyzed 19-year-old Mark is sent to a rehabilitation facility where he becomes suicidal. Read More »
40 Days of Silence AKA Chilla (2014) Saodat Ismailova, Barohad Shukurova, Saodat Rahminova, Farida Olimova
40 Days of Silence is the story of four women in Central Asia in key moments of their lives Read More »
Rice People AKA Neak sre (1994) Rithy Panh, Peng Phan, Mom Soth, Chhim Naline
In Cambodian refugee camps, when children are asked where rice comes from, they answer, “from UN lorries”. Read More »
Flames (2017) Zefrey Throwell, Josephine Decker, Michael Melamedoff
A real romance filmed over five years. Josephine and Zefrey simmer in the white Read More »
The Emperor’s New Clothes (2001) Alan Taylor, Ian Holm, Iben Hjejle, Tim McInnerny
Napoleon, exiled, devises a plan to retake the throne. He’ll swap places with commoner Sergeant Read More »