For a tale that has been told on film and television countless times, Der Hund von Baskerville feels startlingly fresh. Read More »
Tag Archives: Germany
A Coffee in Berlin AKA Oh Boy (2012) Jan Ole Gerster, Tom Schilling, Katharina Schüttler, Justus von Dohnányi
This tragicomedy is a self-ironic portrait of a young man who drops out of university Read More »
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 »
The King Is Dancing AKA Le roi danse (2000) Gérard Corbiau, Benoît Magimel, Boris Terral, Tchéky Karyo
Corbiau repeats the Farinelli formula, artistic rivalry and social private drama expressed in dazzling 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 »
Teenage (2013) Matt Wolf, Jena Malone, Ben Whishaw, Julia Hummer
Teenagers did not always exist. In this living collage of rare archival material, filmed portraits Read More »
The Girlfriend AKA La amiga (1988) Jeanine Meerapfel, Liv Ullmann, Cipe Lincovsky, Federico Luppi
This film is a story of a close, but complex friendship between two women against the backdrop of the military dictatorship. Read More »
The Idiot Returns AKA Návrat idiota (1999) Sasa Gedeon, Pavel Liska, Anna Geislerová, Tatiana Vilhelmová
Frantisek, the main character is returning to his family. Until now he’s been, “successfully” avoiding all relationships. Read More »
Holy Week AKA Wielki tydzien (1995) Andrzej Wajda, Beata Fudalej, Wojciech Malajkat, Magdalena Warzecha
During the Nazi era, a Jewish woman on the run takes a trolley which passes near the Warsaw ghetto Read More »
Refugiado (2014) Diego Lerman, Julieta Díaz, Sebastián Molinaro, Marta Lubos
Eight year old Matias and his newly pregnant mother Laura find themselves forced to hurriedly abandon Read More »