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Monthly Archives: January 2020
Der Verlorene Sohn / The Prodigal Son (1934) Luis Trenker, Maria Andergast, Bertl Schultes
Story of the trials and tribulations of a German who emigrates to the US during the Great Depression. Read More »
Quan ji / Duel of Fists (1971) Cheh Chang, David Chiang, Lung Ti, Li Ching
Two men, one a businessman skilled in Kung Fu, the other a kickboxer discover they are brothers Read More »
Die Ausgesperrten / The Excluded (1982) Franz Novotny, Rudolf Wessely, Emmy Werner, Paulus Manker
Two young characters in this story of rebellious youth are named after two Germans, brother Read More »
The Book of Life (1998) Hal Hartley, Martin Donovan, P.J. Harvey, Dave Simonds
The end of the millenium has taken on a certain significance in modern day prophecies. Read More »
Blue Rain Osaka (1983) Masaru Konuma, Kiriko Shimizu, Saeko Kuga, Ryûmei Azuma
From director Masaru Konuma comes this tale of sorrow and nostalgia mixed with pop songs and feminine strength. Read More »
The Witches (1990) Nicolas Roeg, Anjelica Huston, Mai Zetterling, Jasen Fisher
A young boy, recently orphaned, is taken to England by his grandmother. Read More »
Agnes (2016) Johannes Schmid, Odine Johne, Stephan Kampwirth, Sonja Baum
WALTER (41) is planning on writing a book about German entrepreneurs. On a spring day he meets the physics student AGNES (28). Read More »
Tender Is the Night (1985) Robert Knights, Peter Strauss, Mary Steenburgen, Sean Young
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel about how the rich languoring on the Riviera in the 1920’s are slowly drawn Read More »
Taxandria (1994) Raoul Servais, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Elliott Spiers, Katja Studt
A young prince is taken for tuition at a seaside hotel but there quickly bores and wanders off to visit a nearby lighthouse. Read More »