Hans Albers and Heinz Rühmann play two confidence tricksters. They manage to stop a night train for nefarious purposes Read More »
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Parsifal (1982) Hans-Jürgen Syberberg, Edith Clever, Martin Sperr, Robert Lloyd
Richard Wagner’s last opera has remained controversial since its first performance for its unique, and, for some, unsavory blending of religious Read More »
Days to Remember AKA Die Verliebten (1987) Jeanine Meerapfel, Barbara Sukowa, Horst-Günter Marx, Velimir ‘Bata’ Zivojinovic
Katharina, a German journalist of Yugoslavian origin, comes to Podgorica to prepare a material for her TV-show. Read More »
Homemad(e) (2001) Ruth Beckermann, Adolf Doft, Helene Doft, Erika Göschl
Acclaimed Austrian documentary director Ruth Beckermann portrays a dying culture of Viennese urban history in HOMEMAD(E). Read More »
Der Kulterer (1974) Vojtech Jasný, Helmut Qualtinger, Andreas Altmann, Harry Hornisch
Vojtech Jasnys film of the same name Thomas Bernhard story from 1962, the gritty chronicle of a “damaged life”. Read More »
Theodor Hierneis oder Wie man ehem. Hofkoch wird (1972) Hans-Jürgen Syberberg, Walter Sedlmayr
In 1882, at the age of 14, Theodor Hierneis entered the court of King Ludwig II of Bavaria Read More »
The White Sound AKA Das weiße Rauschen (2001) Hans Weingartner, Tobias Amann, Daniel Brühl, Anabelle Lachatte, Patrick Joswig
Driving through the countryside, Kati, Jochen and Lukas take some magic mushrooms. Read More »
Beer Chase AKA Bierkampf (1977) Herbert Achternbusch, Annamirl Bierbichler, Josef Bierbichler
In a stolen police uniform the drinker Herbert creates unrest at the Oktoberfest in Munich. Read More »
East of War AKA Jenseits des Krieges (1996) Ruth Beckermann
A controversial photography exhibit about atrocities committed by the German army on the Eastern Front Read More »
Girls in Uniform AKA Mädchen in Uniform (1958) Géza von Radványi, Lilli Palmer, Romy Schneider, Therese Giehse
After the death of her parents young girl Manuela von Meinhardis is sent to a boarding school where Prussian drill rules the education. Read More »