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Tag Archives: Germany
Sonny and Jed AKA La banda J. & S. – Cronaca criminale del Far West (1972) Sergio Corbucci, Tomas Milian, Susan George, Telly Savalas
A determined sheriff pursues a robber and his girlfriend, and lets nothing stop in his way of catching them. Read More »
Dust of Life AKA Poussières de vie (1995) Rachid Bouchareb, Daniel Guyant, Gilles Chitlaphone, Jehan Pagès
Based on a true story, after the US withdrawal and the fall of South Vietnam Read More »
The Girl from the Marsh Croft AKA Das Mädchen vom Moorhof (1935) Douglas Sirk, Hansi Knoteck, Ellen Frank, Friedrich Kayßler
In this romance, a strapping farm boy is betrothed to a pretty socialite. Unfortunately, he really loves a simple girl from the marsh. Read More »
Down to Earth AKA Casa de Lava (1994) Pedro Costa, Inês de Medeiros, Isaach De Bankolé, Edith Scob
The film tells a story of Mariana, a nurse who leaves Lisbon to accompany an immigrant worker Read More »
The Hound of the Baskervilles AKA Der Hund von Baskerville (1929) Richard Oswald, Carlyle Blackwell, Alexander Murski, Livio Pavanelli
For a tale that has been told on film and television countless times, Der Hund von Baskerville feels startlingly fresh. Read More »
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 »