Madame de Maintenon rises from humble beginnings to become a courtesan Read More »
Tag Archives: Germany
A Film Unfinished / Shtikat haarchion (2010) Yael Hersonski, Alexander Beyer, Rüdiger Vogler, Hanna Avrutzki
Yael Hersonski’s powerful documentary achieves a remarkable feat through its penetrating Read More »
Variety (1925) Ewald André Dupont
Prologue: The murderer “Boss” Huller – after having spent ten years in prison Read More »
The Boat That Rocked (2009) Richard Curtis, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Nick Frost
This movie is an ensemble comedy in which the romance takes place between the young people Read More »
Homesick for St. Paul / Heimweh nach St. Pauli (1963) Werner Jacobs, Freddy Quinn, Jayne Mansfield, Beppo Brem
A pop singer who has been successful on Broadway, is homesick and returns. Read More »
Rio das Mortes (1971) Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Hanna Schygulla, Michael König, Günther Kaufmann
Michel and Guenther, working in dead-end jobs, are obsessed with going to Peru Read More »
Silent Cry (1977) Stephen Dwoskin, Ernest Brightmore, Beatrice Cordua, Cosey Fanni Tutti
An English girl has a basic inability to have relationships, especially sustained relationships, with men. Read More »
It’s a Free World… (2007) Ken Loach, Kierston Wareing, Juliet Ellis, Leslaw Zurek
Angie gets the sack from a recruitment agency for bad behaviour in public. Read More »
Lemon Popsicle V / Roman Za’ir (1983) Dan Wolman, Yftach Katzur, Zachi Noy, Jonathan Sagall
Benny falls in love with his best friend’s little sister. Read More »
Looking for His Murderer / Der Mann, der seinen Mörder sucht (1931) Robert Siodmak, Heinz Rühmann, Lien Deyers, Raimund Janitschek
A man in bad sorts hires a burglar to later kill him, then changes his mind when Read More »