Hannes is a beer-truck driver in Dortmund. His biggest dream is to win the first prize at the International Time-Table Contest in Inari (Finland). Read More »
Tag Archives: Germany
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? (1978) Ted Kotcheff, George Segal, Jacqueline Bisset, Robert Morley
Mystery abounds when it is discovered that, one by one, the greatest Chefs in Europe are being killed. Read More »
Das Stahltier / The Steel Animal (1935) Willy Zielke, Aribert Mog, Sophia Hagen, Documentary, Comedy, Drama, History
In present day Germany, by 6:30 a.m., the railway workers are waiting the opening of the factory’s door to start a new day of hard work. Read More »
The Handmaid’s Tale (1990) Volker Schlöndorff, Natasha Richardson, Faye Dunaway, Aidan Quinn, Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
Set in a Fascistic future America, The Handmaid’s Tale tells the story of Kate, a handmaid. In this America, the religious right has taken over and gone hog-wild. Read More »
Weiser (2001) Wojciech Marczewski, Marek Kondrat, Krystyna Janda, Juliane Köhler, Mystery, Drama
A man struggles to come to terms with a mystery that has haunted him throughout his adult life in this drama from Poland. Read More »
Fuga dal paradiso / Escape from Paradise (1990) Ettore Pasculli, Fabrice Josso, Inés Sastre, Horst Buchholz, Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
In a futuristic society, an old man tells the legend of a strange medal to two children. In flashback, we learn that after a nuclear catastrophe Read More »
Winterschläfer / Winter Sleepers (1997) Tom Tykwer, Ulrich Matthes, Marie-Lou Sellem, Floriane Daniel, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Beautiful blonde translator Rebecca lives with her boyfriend, ski instructor Marco, in a small mountain villa owned by her friend, nurse Laura. Read More »
Der Fälscher von London / The Forger of London (1961) Harald Reinl, Karin Dor, Hellmut Lange, Siegfried Lowitz, Crime, Drama
A ring of counterfeiters is flooding the country with phony money, and suspicion falls upon a wealthy playboy who may–or may not–have amnesia. Read More »
The Strange Countess (1961) Josef von Báky, Jürgen Roland, Joachim Fuchsberger, Brigitte Grothum, Lil Dagover, Adventure, Crime
(1961) Joachim Fuchsberger, Brigitte Grothum. A girl is almost murdered, but no explainable motive can be found until a 20 year old murder is uncovered and linked to the case.
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Das Geheimnis der roten Katze / The Secret of the Red Cat (1931) Erich Schönfelder, Rosa Valetti, Hans Junkermann, Margot Landa, Comedy, Crime
“The Red Cat” is a seedy dive. The rich American, Jefferson, who shows up there one day with his family and who recently became the proud owner of the famous Halifax emerald Read More »