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Tag Archives: Germany
Dream City / Traumstadt (1973) Johannes Schaaf, Per Oscarsson, Rosemarie Fendel, Olimpia
A married couple of artists move to a utopian town known for its absolute freedom Read More »
Becoming Colette (1991) Danny Huston, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Mathilda May, Virginia Madsen
At the turn of the century, Henri Gauthier-Villars, a notorious bachelor Read More »
Dog Eat Dog! / Einer frisst den anderen (1964) Gustav Gavrin, Richard E. Cunha, Ray Nazarro, Jayne Mansfield, Cameron Mitchell, Dodie Heath
Three thieves rip off a shipment of used money being sent back to the US. Read More »
Casanova (1987) Simon Langton, Richard Chamberlain, Faye Dunaway, Sylvia Kristel
A very long, beginning-to-end life story of an eighteenth century womanizer Read More »
Amerikana (2001) James Merendino, Michael A. Goorjian, James Duval, Tara Agace
Peter and Chris, two young American friends in their late 20s, go from South Dakota to California on a scooter Read More »
A Simple Plan (1998) Sam Raimi, Bill Paxton, Billy Bob Thornton, Bridget Fonda
Three diverse characters, for the most part intellectually challenged Read More »
Céleste (1980) Percy Adlon, Eva Mattes, Jürgen Arndt, Norbert Wartha
In 1914, with men gone to war, Marcel Proust hired Céleste Albaret as his attendant. Read More »
Helsinki Napoli All Night Long (1987) Mika Kaurismäki, Kari Väänänen, Roberta Manfredi, Jean-Pierre Castaldi
Alex is Finlander married to an Italian who works as a taxi driver in Berlin. Read More »
Die 120 Tage von Bottrop (1997) Christoph Schlingensief, Margit Carstensen, Irm Hermann, Volker Spengler
An eccentric homage to the Rainer Werner Fassbinder days of German filmmaking. Read More »