This tragicomedy is a self-ironic portrait of a young man who drops out of university Read More »
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Felidae (1994) Michael Schaack, Ulrich Tukur, Mario Adorf, Helge Schneider
After his owner relocates, the cat Francis in involved in a series of cat murders in the new neighborhood. Read More »
Losses to Be Expected AKA Mit Verlust ist zu rechnen (1992) Ulrich Seidl, Paula Hutterová, Vladimir Kundrát, Rusena Machaloyá
Looks at two communities on either side of the Czech – Austrian border. Read More »
To Whom Does the World Belong? AKAKuhle Wampe oder: Wem gehört die Welt? (1932) Slatan Dudow, Hertha Thiele, Ernst Busch, Martha Wolter
A working-class family in Berlin in 1931 where survival is difficult, with massive unemployment in the wake of the Great Depression. Read More »
The Stranger AKA Die Fremde (2000) Götz Spielmann, Goya Toledo, Hary Prinz, Martin Feifel
The seedy underbelly of Vienna at night. Mercedes is a femme fatale from Mexico Read More »
Spies AKA Spione (1928) Fritz Lang, Rudolf Klein-Rogge, Gerda Maurus, Willy Fritsch
Haghi is a criminal mastermind whose ubiquitous spy operation is always several steps ahead of the police and the government’s secret service. Read More »
’38 – Vienna Before the Fall AKA 38 – Auch das war Wien (1986) Wolfgang Glück, Tobias Engel, Sunnyi Melles, Heinz Trixner
In 1938, Austria is about to become a part of the Third Reich. Read More »
Ferien (2016) Bernadette Knoller, Britta Hammelstein, Jerome Hirthammer, Inga Busch
Vivi (Britta Hammelstein) is exhausted. Actually, she is about to become an attorney Read More »
Quick (1932) Robert Siodmak, Lilian Harvey, Hans Albers, Willy Stettner
A woman at a spa keeps sneaking out to see a performer “Quick” (in heavy make-up) do his act. Read More »
Something to Remind Me AKA Toter Mann (2001) Christian Petzold, Nina Hoss, André Hennicke, Sven Pippig
Middle-aged lawyer Thomas assists Leyla, an attractive blonde, when she drops her things at the pool. Read More »