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Münchhausen / The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1943) Josef von Báky, Hans Albers, Wilhelm Bendow, Brigitte Horney, Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy

This lavish, impudent, adult fairy tale takes the viewer from 18th-century Braunschweig to St. Petersburg, Constantinople, Venice Read More »
Keiner liebt mich / Nobody Loves Me (1994) Doris Dörrie, Maria Schrader, Pierre Sanoussi-Bliss, Michael von Au, Comedy, Drama

On the brink of her 30th birthday, Fanny feels the door to marital happiness closing up on her. Read More »
Midnight Party (1976) Jesús Franco, Lina Romay, Olivier Mathot, Claude Boisson, Drama, Comedy, Crime, Erotic

A nightclub stripper hooks up with two playboys and ends up with an invitation to their midnight orgy. Read More »
Old Surehand (1965) Alfred Vohrer, Stewart Granger, Pierre Brice, Larry Pennell, Adventure, Western

Old Surehand and his faithful old friend Old Wabble are on the trail of a cold-blooded killer with the nickname ‘The General’. Read More »
Am Abend nach der Oper / In the Evening After the Opera (1945) Arthur Maria Rabenalt, Gusti Huber, Siegfried Breuer, Robert Lindner, Drama, Romance

This totally forgotten film is adapted from a story by Franz Nabl who also provided the basis for Der verzauberte Tag. Read More »
Sisters,or the Balance of Happiness (1979) Margarethe von Trotta, Jutta Lampe, Gudrun Gabriel, Jessica Früh, Drama

Sisters Maria and Anna live together. Maria is a most proficient executive secretary, encouraging Anna to finish her studies and start a career. Read More »
Die Ratte (1993) Klaus Lemke, Thomas Kretschmann, Marco Heinz, Andrea Heuer, Crime, Drama

Der Szene-Macho Sven ist ein abgefuckter, schmieriger Typ. Zwischen Junkies, Nutten und Travesties hält er sich im Rotlichtviertel mit Gaunereien, Diebstählen und Drogen-Deals über Wasser. Read More »
The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1974) Werner Herzog, Bruno S., Walter Ladengast, Brigitte Mira, Biography, Drama, History

Herzog’s film is based upon the true and mysterious story of Kaspar Hauser, a young man who suddenly appeared in Nuremberg in 1828 Read More »
Schuld sind immer die Anderen / Shifting the Blame (2012) Lars-Gunnar Lotz, Edin Hasanovic, Julia Brendler, Marc Benjamin Puch, Drama

In a project with the concept of open-prison, Benjamin is given the unique chance of a new beginning. Read More »