Emil Jannings is the doorman of the elegant Atlantic Hotel. He is proud of his uniform and function, and respected by his community. Read More »
Tag Archives: Germany
Wheel of Time (2003) Werner Herzog, The Dalai Lama, Lama Lhundup Woeser, Takna Jigme Sangpo
Documentary film about the largest Buddhist ritual to promote peace and tolerance, held by His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Bodh Gaya Read More »
The Great Ecstasy of the Sculptor Steiner (1974) Werner Herzog, Walter Steiner
A study of the psychology of a champion ski-jumper, whose full-time occupation is carpentry. Read More »
To Commit a Murder (1967) Édouard Molinaro, Louis Jourdan, Senta Berger, Edmond O’Brien
Charles Beaulieu, who served as an Army officer during the Algerian War, has become a novelist. Read More »
The Brutalisation of Franz Blum (1974) Reinhard Hauff, Jürgen Prochnow, Eike Gallwitz, Burkhard Driest
Born into a well-off family, Franz Blum had led a carefree youth until, some time after graduating from high school, he was arrested by the police. Read More »
The Crossing of the Rhine (1960) André Cayatte, Charles Aznavour, Nicole Courcel, Georges Rivière
Following the defeat of France by Germany during WWII, two French soldiers are taken to a German farm as forced laborers. Read More »
Smilla’s Sense of Snow (1997) Bille August, Julia Ormond, Ona Fletcher, Agga Olsen
Based on Peter Hoeg’s bestseller, this film is set in snowy Copenhagen where a small boy is found dead after he fell off a roof. Read More »
Mazurka (1935) Willi Forst, Pola Negri, Albrecht Schoenhals, Ingeborg Theek
“Mazurka” was Willi Forst’s third film as a director, made directly after having achieved a major international success with “Maskerade”. Read More »
Whale Rider (2002) Niki Caro, Keisha Castle-Hughes, Rawiri Paratene, Vicky Haughton
On the east coast of New Zealand, the Whangara people believe their presence there dates back Read More »
Harbor Drift (1929) Leo Mittler, Lissy Arna, Paul Rehkopf, Fritz Genschow
A pre-Depression slice of proletarian life from Weimar Germany, Harbour Drift is unusually interesting Read More »