Hanna and her brother Thomas Amon live on the estate of their deceased parents. Read More »
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The Death of Maria Malibran (1972) Werner Schroeter, Magdalena Montezuma, Christine Kaufmann, Candy Darling, Musical, Drama, Comedy, Fantasy
This is about the life and myths about famous opera singer Maria Malibran (1808-1836). She died on the stage. Read More »
The Scarlet Letter (1973) Wim Wenders, Senta Berger, Lou Castel, Yelena Samarina, Drama, History
In 17th-century Salem, Hester Prynne must wear a scarlet A because she is an adulteress, with a child out of wedlock. Read More »
Ich bei Tag und du bei Nacht / I by Day, You by Night (1932)
A nightclub waiter and a manicurist share the same room, he sleeps there by day and she by night. Read More »
Barbara (2012) Christian Petzold, Nina Hoss, Ronald Zehrfeld, Rainer Bock, Christina Hecke, Drama
A doctor working in 1980s East Germany finds herself banished to a small country hospital.
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Wolfsburg (2003) Christian Petzold, Benno Fürmann, Nina Hoss, Antje Westermann, Drama
Philipp Gerber is a smart, but self-satisfied car salesman. In an inattentive moment at the wheel of his car, he runs over a biker and drives away. Read More »
Die Wildente / The Wild Duck (1976) Hans W. Geissendörfer, Bruno Ganz, Peter Kern, Anne Bennent, Drama
Consul Werle holds a reception in honour of the homecoming of his son Gregers. Read More »
Nosferatu (1922) F.W. Murnau, Max Schreck, Alexander Granach, Gustav von Wangenheim, Fantasy, Horror
Wisbourg, Germany based estate agent Knock dispatches his associate, Hutter, to Count Orlok’s castle in Transylvania as the Count wants to purchase an isolated house in Wisbourg. Read More »
Jack the Ripper (1976) Jesús Franco, Klaus Kinski, Josephine Chaplin, Andreas Mannkopff, Horror, Exploitation, Drama, Thriller
The inimitable Klaus Kinski (NOSFERATU THE VAMPYRE, CRAWLSPACE, FITZCARRALDO) assumes the role of the most heinous criminal of modern history – JACK THE RIPPER – in this explicitly savage Read More »
Romanze in Moll / Romance in a Minor Key (1943) Helmut Käutner, Marianne Hoppe, Paul Dahlke, Ferdinand Marian, Drama, Romance
A grieving husband tries to uncover the truth behind his wife’s suicide, leading him to discover a tragic tale of infidelity and redemption. Read More »