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Tag Archives: Germany
The House of Mirth (2000) Terence Davies, Gillian Anderson, Dan Aykroyd, Eleanor Bron

Terence Davies’ The House of Mirth is a tragic love story set against a background Read More »
The Wednesday Child / Szerdai gyerek (2015) Lili Horvát, Kinga Vecsei, Zsolt Antal, Szabolcs Thuróczy

The Wednesday Child is a coming-of-age story – how can someone who grew up without a mother become one herself? Read More »
The Countess of Monte-Christo / Die Gräfin von Monte-Christo (1932) Karl Hartl, Brigitte Helm, Rudolf Forster, Lucie Englisch

This is one of the few comedies that starred Brigitte Helm. Unlike most of his other films Read More »
Farland (2004) Michael Klier, Laura Tonke, Richy Müller, Daniel Brühl

Axel and Karla are an ill-matched couple in a borderline situation. Read More »
Afternoon / Nachmittag (2007) Angela Schanelec, Jirka Zett, Miriam Horwitz

The first shot is a static image: a view from the stage of a theatre onto the auditorium. Read More »
In a Moment of Passion (1993) Zbigniew Kaminski, Chase Masterson, Vivian Schilling, Julie Araskog

An aspiring actress falls for her leading man and passion ignites. Read More »
The Eyes of the Mummy / Die Augen der Mumie Ma (1918) Ernst Lubitsch, Pola Negri, Harry Liedtke, Emil Jannings

A girl is kidnapped and held captive in an ancient Egyptian temple. Read More »
The Nameless Day / Der namenlose Tag (2017) Volker Schlöndorff, Thomas Thieme, Devid Striesow, Ursina Lardi

The retired Chief superintendent Jakob Franck who often had to inform Read More »
My Sister’s Good Fortune / Das Glück meiner Schwester (1995) Angela Schanelec, Anna Bolk, Katharina Linder, Michael Maertens

A young photographer has fallen in love with his girlfriend’s sister. Nobody knows quite what to do. Read More »