
A chronological look at the creative life of Luchino Visconti (1906-1976). It examines his theatricality, role in the neorealist movement Read More »
Tag Archives: Germany
Weak Spot AKA La faille (1975) Peter Fleischmann, Michel Piccoli, Ugo Tognazzi, Mario Adorf

Based on a novel by Antonis Samarakis, Peter Fleischmann’s La faille also known as Weak Spot stars Ugo Tognazzi as Georgis Read More »
Tilt (2011) Viktor Chouchkov, Yavor Baharov, Radina Kardjilova, Ovanes Torosian

TILT is a love story set against the backdrop of the changing political and social environment in Europe in the late 80’s and early 90’s. Read More »
Until the End of the World AKA Bis ans Ende der Welt (1991) Wim Wenders, William Hurt, Solveig Dommartin, Pietro Falcone

Set in 1999, a woman (Dommartin) has a car accident with some bank robbers Read More »
Buffalo Bill AKA Buffalo Bill, l’eroe del far west (1965) Mario Costa, Gordon Scott, Ingeborg Schöner, Catherine Ribeiro

Renegade Indians, led by Yellow Hand, are being sold guns by Donaldson. Read More »
Der Al Capone von der Pfalz (1987) Theo Berger, Peter Fleischmann, Bernhard Kimmel

This is one of the two exceptional documentaries about Bernhard Kimmel, who was in the headline of German newspaper’s Read More »
The Turning Point AKA Der Aufenthalt (1983) Frank Beyer, Sylvester Groth, Fred Düren, Matthias Günther

This story of mistaken identity was taken from the experiences of writer Hermann Kant when he was a 19-year-old soldier in the German Wehrmacht. Read More »
The Stone Council AKA Le concile de pierre (2006) Guillaume Nicloux, Monica Bellucci, Catherine Deneuve, Moritz Bleibtreu

In France, the single translator Diane Siprien adopts an Asian baby named Liu-San in a foundation directed by Sybille Weber. Read More »
Murmur of the Heart AKA Le souffle au coeur (1971) Louis Malle, Lea Massari, Benoît Ferreux, Daniel Gélin

This is a jolly coming-of-age story about a 14-year-old boy named Laurent Chevalier who is growing up in bourgeois surroundings in Dijon, France. Read More »
The Berlin Affair AKA Interno berlinese (1985) Liliana Cavani, Gudrun Landgrebe, Kevin McNally, Mio Takaki

Set in 1938 Berlin, Louise Von Hollendorf is the wife of a young Nazi diplomat who meets Read More »