Volker von Alzey, the royal bard of the Burgunds (far greater then modern Burgundy) Read More »
Tag Archives: Germany
Ring of the Nibelungs (2004) Uli Edel, Benno Fürmann, Kristanna Loken, Alicia Witt
Young blacksmith Siegfried, not knowing that he is heir to a conquered kingdom Read More »
From Caligari to Hitler: German Cinema in the Age of the Masses / Von Caligari zu Hitler: Das deutsche Kino im Zeitalter der Massen (2014) Rüdiger Suchsland, Siegfried Kracauer, Fritz Lang, Thomas Elsaesser
Focuses on the Weimar Republic (1918-1933) and its ‘collective spirit’ in cinema. Read More »
Der Mann mit dem Glasauge (1969) Alfred Vohrer
A man is found dead in a London hotel. The knife is still stuck in the victim’s chest Read More »
All My Girls / Alle meine Mädchen (1980) Iris Gusner, Andrzej Pieczynski, Lissy Tempelhof, Fritz Marquardt
Film student Ralf is assigned to make a documentary on a team of six women Read More »
Eyes Wide Open / Einaym Pkuhot (2009) Haim Tabakman, Zohar Shtrauss, Ran Danker, Tinkerbell
Aaron (Zohar Shtrauss), a respected butcher and a family man in an Ultra-Orthodox Jewish Read More »
Laurin (1989) Robert Sigl, Dóra Szinetár, Brigitte Karner, Károly Eperjes
A small port at the turn of last century, embedded in a romantic river landscape Read More »
The Flesh of the Orchid / La chair de l’orchidée (1975) Patrice Chéreau, Charlotte Rampling, Bruno Cremer, Edwige Feuillère
A disturbed young woman is kept prisoner in a castle by her aunt for her money. Read More »
Violet of Potsdam Square / Das Veilchen vom Potsdamer Platz (1936) J.A. Hübler-Kahla, Rotraut Richter, Paul W. Krüger, Margarete Kupfer
In a poor Berlin neighborhood, a horse used in the WWI cavalry Read More »
The Story of Little Mook / Die Geschichte vom kleinen Muck (1953) Wolfgang Staudte, Thomas Schmidt, Johannes Maus, Friedrich Richter
An old man living in an oriental city tells the story of his life to a group of kids Read More »