The only feature film by the painter and documentary filmmaker, Juergen Boettcher. Read More »
Tag Archives: Germany
Confess, Dr. Corda AKA Gestehen Sie, Dr. Corda (1958) Josef von Báky, Hardy Krüger, Elisabeth Müller, Lucie Mannheim
A doctor goes to meet a beautiful girl at a park bench near a wooded area. Read More »
The Story of My Wife AKA A feleségem története (2021) Ildikó Enyedi, Léa Seydoux, Gijs Naber, Louis Garrel
Jacob Störr, a sea captain, makes a bet in a café with a friend, to marry Read More »
The Forest for the Trees AKA Der Wald vor lauter Bäumen (2003) Maren Ade, Eva Löbau, Daniela Holtz, Jan Neumann
As an awkward idealistic high school teacher begins her first job in the city Read More »
Brillanten (1937) Eduard von Borsody, Hansi Knoteck, Viktor Staal, Hilde Körber
The famous dancer Viktor Lamont apparently has no luck when he gambles: in fact Read More »
City Butterfly AKA Großstadtschmetterling (1929) Richard Eichberg, Anna May Wong, Alexander Granach, Nien Soen Ling
Made at the height of Anna May Wong’s fame in Europe, Pavement Butterfly Read More »
The Student of Prague AKA Der Student von Prag (1935) Arthur Robison, Anton Walbrook, Theodor Loos, Dorothea Wieck
Prague in the 1860s: Balduin is a popular, handsome student, the best fencer in town Read More »
The House of Mirth (2000) Terence Davies, Gillian Anderson, Dan Aykroyd, Eleanor Bron
Terence Davies’ The House of Mirth is a tragic love story set against a background Read More »
The Wednesday Child AKA Szerdai gyerek (2015) Lili Horvát, Kinga Vecsei, Zsolt Antal, Szabolcs Thuróczy
The Wednesday Child is a coming-of-age story – how can someone who grew up without a mother become one herself? Read More »
The Countess of Monte-Christo AKA Die Gräfin von Monte-Christo (1932) Karl Hartl, Brigitte Helm, Rudolf Forster, Lucie Englisch
This is one of the few comedies that starred Brigitte Helm. Unlike most of his other films Read More »
Farland (2004) Michael Klier, Laura Tonke, Richy Müller, Daniel Brühl
Axel and Karla are an ill-matched couple in a borderline situation. Read More »
Afternoon AKA Nachmittag (2007) Angela Schanelec, Jirka Zett, Miriam Horwitz
The first shot is a static image: a view from the stage of a theatre onto the auditorium. Read More »
Seven Women AKA Sieben Frauen (1989) Rudolf Thome, Johannes Herrschmann, Adriana Altaras, Elisabeth Zündel
Johanes Herrschmann, a young self-made millionaire, gives up all his money Read More »
In a Moment of Passion (1993) Zbigniew Kaminski, Chase Masterson, Vivian Schilling, Julie Araskog
An aspiring actress falls for her leading man and passion ignites. Read More »
The Eyes of the Mummy AKA Die Augen der Mumie Ma (1918) Ernst Lubitsch, Pola Negri, Harry Liedtke, Emil Jannings
A girl is kidnapped and held captive in an ancient Egyptian temple. Read More »