Documentary film about the largest Buddhist ritual to promote peace and tolerance, held by His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Bodh Gaya Read More »
Tag Archives: Germany
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 »
To Commit a Murder (1967) Édouard Molinaro, Louis Jourdan, Senta Berger, Edmond O’Brien
Charles Beaulieu, who served as an Army officer during the Algerian War, has become a novelist. 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 »
The Crossing of the Rhine (1960) André Cayatte, Charles Aznavour, Nicole Courcel, Georges Rivière
Following the defeat of France by Germany during WWII, two French soldiers are taken to a German farm as forced laborers. Read More »
A Song for Martin (2001) Bille August, Sven Wollter, Viveka Seldahl, Reine Brynolfsson
Famous composer Martin meets concertmaster Barbara at one of his performances, and the two fall in love. Read More »
Smilla’s Sense of Snow (1997) Bille August, Julia Ormond, Ona Fletcher, Agga Olsen
Based on Peter Hoeg’s bestseller, this film is set in snowy Copenhagen where a small boy is found dead after he fell off a roof. 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 »
Whale Rider (2002) Niki Caro, Keisha Castle-Hughes, Rawiri Paratene, Vicky Haughton
On the east coast of New Zealand, the Whangara people believe their presence there dates back 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 »
Mephisto (1981) István Szabó, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Krystyna Janda, Ildikó Bánsági
A German stage actor finds unexpected success and mixed blessings in the popularity of his performance Read More »
Liam (2000) Stephen Frears, Anthony Borrows, Ian Hart, Claire Hackett
A morality tale of xenophobia, religious prejudice, mob violence, poverty, and their effect on two children in Liverpool during the Depression. Read More »
Mein Kampf (2009) Urs Odermatt, Götz George, Tom Schilling, Anna Unterberger
The young, despotic and untalented artist Adolf Hitler comes to Vienna to study art. Read More »