When his long-lost brother resurfaces, Jacobo, desperate to prove his life has added up to something Read More »
Tag Archives: Germany
Victor and Victoria AKA Viktor und Viktoria (1933) Reinhold Schünzel, Renate Müller, Hermann Thimig, Hilde Hildebrand
Aspiring singer Susanne takes over for ham actor Viktor at a small cabaret in Berlin Read More »
Devil’s Island AKA Djöflaeyjan (1996) Friðrik Þór Friðriksson, Baltasar Kormákur, Gísli Halldórsson, Sigurveig Jónsdóttir
Djoflaeyjan takes place in Reykjavik in the years following World War II. Read More »
Mamma Gógó (2010) Friðrik Þór Friðriksson, Kristbjörg Kjeld, Hilmir Snær Guðnason, Gunnar Eyjólfsson
Mamma Gógó is about Gógó, an elderly lady, who is diagnosed with Alzheimer disease and her son’s and family’s reaction to her illness. Read More »
Let It All Hang Out AKA L’uomo dal pennello d’oro (1969) Franz Marischka, Willi Colombini, Marcella Michelangeli, Edwige Fenech
Edwige Fenech plays the girlfriend of beatnik-hippy artist Archie (Willi Colombini). Read More »
Fraulein AKA Das Fräulein (2006) Andrea Staka, Mirjana Karanovic, Marija Skaricic, Ljubica Jovic
Ruza left Serbia, her country, over 30 years ago and lives in Zurich. Read More »
The King’s Daughters AKA Saint-Cyr (2000) Patricia Mazuy, Isabelle Huppert, Jean-Pierre Kalfon, Simon Reggiani
Madame de Maintenon rises from humble beginnings to become a courtesan Read More »
A Film Unfinished AKA Shtikat haarchion (2010) Yael Hersonski, Alexander Beyer, Rüdiger Vogler, Hanna Avrutzki
Yael Hersonski’s powerful documentary achieves a remarkable feat through its penetrating Read More »
Variety (1925) Ewald André Dupont, Emil Jannings, Maly Delschaft, Lya De Putti
Prologue: The murderer “Boss” Huller – after having spent ten years in prison Read More »
The Boat That Rocked (2009) Richard Curtis, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Nick Frost
This movie is an ensemble comedy in which the romance takes place between the young people Read More »
Homesick for St. Paul AKA Heimweh nach St. Pauli (1963) Werner Jacobs, Freddy Quinn, Jayne Mansfield, Beppo Brem
A pop singer who has been successful on Broadway, is homesick and returns. Read More »
Rio das Mortes (1971) Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Hanna Schygulla, Michael König, Günther Kaufmann
Michel and Guenther, working in dead-end jobs, are obsessed with going to Peru Read More »
Silent Cry (1977) Stephen Dwoskin, Ernest Brightmore, Beatrice Cordua, Cosey Fanni Tutti
An English girl has a basic inability to have relationships, especially sustained relationships, with men. Read More »
It’s a Free World… (2007) Ken Loach, Kierston Wareing, Juliet Ellis, Leslaw Zurek
Angie gets the sack from a recruitment agency for bad behaviour in public. Read More »
Lemon Popsicle V AKA Roman Za’ir (1983) Dan Wolman, Yftach Katzur, Zachi Noy, Jonathan Sagall
Benny falls in love with his best friend’s little sister. Read More »