Because the Baron of Chanterelle wants to preserve his family line, he forces his timid nephew Lancelot to choose one of the village maidens to wed. Read More »
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Something Self Explanatory (1971) Harun Farocki
An educational film about an aspect of political economy. The concepts of use value, barter Read More »
Unterwäschelügen (2016) Klaus Lemke
Two women are at the center of the film: Mela is an artist, Leila sees herself as a self-confident nymphomaniac Read More »
The Merry Jail (1917) Das fidele Gefängnis
Based on Johann Strauss’s operetta Die Fledermaus, the actions of ‘The Merry Jail’ occur over the course of a single eventful day and night. Read More »
Der Choral von Leuthen / The Anthem of Leuthen (1933) Carl Froelich, Walter Supper, Otto Gebühr, Olga Tschechowa, Elga Brink
The story of the rise to power of King Frederick II (aka “Frederick the Great”) Read More »
Royal Children (1962) Frank Beyer, Annekathrin Bürger, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Ulrich Thein
Set in the historical context of anti-Nazi resistance, this love story explores the moral issues of the period. 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 »
Green Mountain (1990) Fredi M. Murer, Fredy Breitschmidt, Marcos Buser, Peter Hug
A few months after Tchernobyl’s disaster, some inhabitants of a small village in Switzerland are told by the radio Read More »
Whom the Gods Love (1942) Karl Hartl, Hans Holt, Irene von Meyendorff, Winnie Markus
On a trip to Paris in Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart visited Madame Weber and falls in love with her daughter, the singer Aloysia. Read More »
Our Short Life (1981) Lothar Warneke, Simone Frost, Hermann Beyer, Gottfried Richter
An idealistic young architect moves from the big city to a small town intended to become an industrial center. Read More »