Vojtech Jasnys film of the same name Thomas Bernhard story from 1962, the gritty chronicle of a “damaged life”. Read More »
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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 »
The Door with Seven Locks AKA Die Tür mit den 7 Schlössern (1962) Alfred Vohrer, Heinz Drache, Sabine Sesselmann, Eddi Arent
A woman arrives at a lonely mansion and finds herself mixed up with a lunatic who has built his own torture chamber Read More »
Ur-Musig (1993) Cyrill Schläpfer, Rees Gwerder, Jakob Alder, Jakob Duesel
Mainly about people and the music we make, this ethnographic documentary, set in the Swiss Alps Read More »
The Hamburg Syndrome AKA Die Hamburger Krankheit (1979) Peter Fleischmann, Helmut Griem, Fernando Arrabal, Carline Seiser
The BRD is haunted by a mysterious, deadly plague. In Hamburg, a group of people head for an odyssey Read More »
Miss Else AKA Fräulein Else (1929) Paul Czinner, Elisabeth Bergner, Albert Bassermann, Albert Steinrück
A young woman reluctantly decides to compromise her values in order to save her family from bankruptcy and disgrace. Read More »