For JACK (10), having a family is the most important thing in the world. Then, one day, his mother disappears. Read More »
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Black and White Like Day and Night / Schwarz und weiß wie Tage und Nächte (1978) Wolfgang Petersen, Bruno Ganz, Gila von Weitershausen, René Deltgen
A scientist who swore off playing chess after a nervous breakdown as a boy wunderkind Read More »
Vaya con Dios (2002) Zoltan Spirandelli, Michael Gwisdek, Daniel Brühl, Traugott Buhre
The story begins in a fictional monastery somewhere in northern Germany, of the “Cantorianer” order. Read More »
Phantom (1922) F.W. Murnau, Alfred Abel
Lorenz Lubota is a city clerk with no direction in life. One day on his way to work he is run over by a woman driving Read More »
Hate Thy Neighbor / Odia il prossimo tuo (1968) Ferdinando Baldi, Spiros Focás, George Eastman, Nicoletta Machiavelli
Ken wants justice for his brother Bill, who was killed by a notorious gunman named Stevens for a goldmine map. Read More »
Schatten der Vergangenheit (1936) Werner Hochbaum, Luise Ullrich, Gustav Diessl, Lucie Höflich
The story was an obvious forerunner to A Stolen Life with Bette Davis with Luise Ullrich playing a double role of two twins Read More »
The Woman in the Painting (1955) Amici per la pelle
Mario and the new kid Franco gradually become the best of friends Read More »
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 »