Germany in the early 1930s. Against the backdrop of the Nazis’ rise, Hermann Hermann, a Russian émigré and chocolate magnate, goes slowly mad. Read More »
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The Taste of Violence / Le goût de la violence (1961) Robert Hossein, Giovanna Ralli, Mario Adorf
This European “western” by Robert Hossein (scripter, director, and lead) is set in an unnamed Latin American country suffering under a dictator. Read More »
The Glass Cell / Die gläserne Zelle (1978) Hans W. Geissendörfer, Brigitte Fossey, Helmut Griem, Dieter Laser
The architect Phillip Braun is framed by his former employer Lasky that embezzled the money Read More »
Mache alles mit (1971) Kurt Nachmann, Marion Forster, Astrid Boner, Harry Kalenberg
Sex drama of a 15 year old girl who answers an advertisement for a “playmate” to a young couple. Read More »
Aurora (2010) Cristi Puiu, Afrodita Andone, Geo Aur, Andrei Barbu
An apartment kitchen: a man and a woman discuss Little Red Riding Hood, their voices hushed Read More »
Storms of Passion (1932) Robert Siodmak, Emil Jannings, Anna Sten, Trude Hesterberg
After a petty crook is freed, he gets right back into trouble, first by stealing Read More »
Traitor’s Gate / Das Verrätertor (1964) Freddie Francis, Albert Lieven, Gary Raymond, Margot Trooger
A businessman organises a caper to steal the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London. Read More »
November Moon / Novembermond (1985) Alexandra von Grote, Gabriele Osburg, Christiane Millet, Danièle Delorme
Two women fall in love in nazi-occupied France, and must fight to survive the war. Read More »
Hans in Every Street / Hans in allen Gassen (1930) Carl Froelich, Hans Albers, Camilla Horn, Betty Amann
A bold crime caper about muckraking journalist Hans Steindecker, who happens to witness a spectacular murder. Read More »
Brother of Sleep / Schlafes Bruder (1995) Joseph Vilsmaier, André Eisermann, Dana Vávrová, Ben Becker
In the beginning of the 19th century, Johannes Elias Alder is born in a small village in the Austrian mountains. Read More »