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Moses and Aaron / Moses und Aron (1975) Danièle Huillet, Jean-Marie Straub, Günter Reich, Louis Devos, Eva Csapo

A feature length follow-up to Jean-Marie Straub and Danièle Huillet’s short film Read More »
Gilgi: One of Us / Eine von uns (1932) Johannes Meyer, Brigitte Helm, Gustav Diessl, Jessie Vihrog

A young woman born illegitimately comes to terms with the challenge of getting married. Read More »
Pingpong (2006) Matthias Luthardt, Sebastian Urzendowsky, Marion Mitterhammer, Clemens Berg

Paul, 16 years old, arrives to live at his aunt’s house, after his father’s death. Read More »
Operation Caviar / Es muss nicht immer Kaviar sein (1961) Géza von Radványi, Helmut Käutner, Georg Marischka, O.W. Fischer, Eva Bartok, Senta Berger

Bank accountant Thomas Lieven is forced to work as a triple agent Read More »
U-Boat, Course West! (1941) U-Boote westwärts!

This Nazi propaganda film follows the exploits of a German submarine as it prowls the North Atlantic. Read More »
Schultze Gets the Blues (2003) Michael Schorr, Horst Krause, Harald Warmbrunn, Karl-Fred Müller

Schultze is an accordion player and newly without work. Read More »
Sylvie (1973) Klaus Lemke, Sylvie Winter, Paul Lys, Del Negro

Fashion model Sylvie falls asleep drunk in the cab of Munich taxi driver Paul, and an impossible love affair beckons. Read More »
Crossroads / Hanne (2018) Dominik Graf, Iris Berben, Petra Kleinert, Herbert Knaup

Hanne is confronted with a potentially serious diagnosis on the very first day of her retirement. Read More »
Spider’s Web / Das Spinnennetz (1989) Bernhard Wicki, Ulrich Mühe, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Armin Mueller-Stahl

Ulrich Mühe plays a German businessman who was born completely without scruples. Read More »