Mario and the new kid Franco gradually become the best of friends Read More »
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Raid in St. Pauli / Razzia in St. Pauli (1932) Werner Hochbaum, Gina Falckenberg, Friedrich Gnaß, Wolfgang Zilzer
Illustrates both the powerlessness of the ordinary worker as well as an intimate portrait Read More »
Taxi to the Toilet / Taxi zum Klo (1980) Frank Ripploh, Bernd Broaderup, Orpha Termin
Frank Ripploh is a bit of a rascal: he’s a bearded and shaggy-haired teacher Read More »
Marie-Louise (1944) Leopold Lindtberg, Hermann Haller, Josiane Hegg, Germaine Tournier, Heinrich Gretler
Amidst the Nazi invasion of France in 1942, a young girl is evacuated to Switzerland Read More »
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum / Die verlorene Ehre der Katharina Blum (1975) Volker Schlöndorff, Margarethe von Trotta, Angela Winkler, Mario Adorf, Dieter Laser
Katharina Blum is a young handsome German maid. She meets Ludwig, and they fall in love at once. Read More »
Slums of Berlin / Die Verrufenen (1925) Gerhard Lamprecht, Bernhard Goetzke, Paul Bildt, Aud Egede-Nissen
A young engineer lies to protect his fiancée, and is later convicted of perjury Read More »
Brother / Brüder (1929) Werner Hochbaum, Gyula Balogh, Erna Schumacher, Ilse Berger
“Brüder”, a film directed by Herr Werner Hochbaum ( who was a remarkable film director in the talkie 30’s ) Read More »
End of an Affair / So endete eine Liebe (1934) Karl Hartl, Paula Wessely, Willi Forst, Gustaf Gründgens
The political advisor to the French emperor Napoleon, and the Austrian emperor Franz I Read More »
The Indian Tomb / Das indische Grabmal (1959) Fritz Lang, Debra Paget, Paul Hubschmid, Walther Reyer
Harald Berger and his Indian lover, the temple dancer Seetha, desperately flee from the shikaris (cavalry) of Eschanapur’s maharajah Chandra Read More »
Black Flowers / Flores negras (2009) David Carreras, Héctor Colomé, Maria Grazia Cucinotta, Marta Etura
Michael leaves his job as a spy after failing a mission and takes with him Helena Read More »