Vojtech Jasnys film of the same name Thomas Bernhard story from 1962, the gritty chronicle of a “damaged life”. Read More »
Tag Archives: Germany
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 »
How to Cook Your Life (2007) Doris Dörrie, Edward Espe Brown
Doris Dörrie’s camera greets Edward Espe Brown when he arrives in Australia to give a class on cooking, Zen, and meditation. Read More »
Where the Money Is (2000) Marek Kanievska, Paul Newman, Linda Fiorentino, Dermot Mulroney
Carol Ann MacKay is a fine, popular nurse at a retirement home 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 »
Chinese Puzzle for Judoka AKA Casse-tête chinois pour le judoka (1967) Maurice Labro, Marc Briand, Marilù Tolo, Heinz Drache
Marc Saint-Clair wins a medal at a Kendo tournament in Tokyo, Japan. 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 »
The Oyster Princess AKA Die Austernprinzessin (1919) Ernst Lubitsch, Victor Janson, Ossi Oswalda, Harry Liedtke
Oyster-king Quaker cannot be impressed anymore. He is so rich that he even has a special butler holding his cigar while he is smoking. Read More »
So Much Water AKA Tanta agua (2013) Ana Guevara, Néstor Guzzini, Malú Chouza, Joaquín Castiglioni
Alberto, a divorced father, takes his two children for a vacation at a thermal resort in Salto. 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 »