A divorced woman in her thirties fights a losing battle in Munich to attain belated self-fulfillment. Read More »
Tag Archives: Volker Schlöndorff
Degree of Murder (1967) Volker Schlöndorff, Anita Pallenberg, Hans Peter Hallwachs, Manfred Fischbeck
After accidentally shooting dead her ex-lover during a fight, Marie enlists the help of a stranger Read More »
A Gathering of Old Men (1987) Volker Schlöndorff, Louis Gossett Jr., Richard Widmark, Holly Hunter
A regular day in a Louisiana sugarcane plantation changes course when a local white farmer is shot in self defense. 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 »
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum / Die verlorene Ehre der Katharina Blum (1975) Volker Schlöndorff, Margarethe von Trotta, Angela Winkler, Mario Adorf, Dieter Laser
Katharina Blum is a young handsome German maid. She meets Ludwig, and they fall in love at once. Read More »
The Sudden Wealth of the Poor People of Kombach AKA Der plötzliche Reichtum der armen Leute von Kombach (1971) Volker Schlöndorff, Georg Lehn, Reinhard Hauff, Karl-Josef Cramer
An intriguing Hans Christian Anderson-style fairy tale aesthetic and voice over narration. Read More »
Michael Kohlhaas – Der Rebell (1969) Volker Schlöndorff, David Warner, Anna Karina, Thomas Holtzmann
It’s medieval times. Kohlhaas merchants with horses. When going to the local fair to sell his horses Read More »
Strike (2006) Volker Schlöndorff, Katharina Thalbach, Dominique Horwitz, Andrzej Chyra
A nearly illiterate woman becomes one of the founders of Poland’s Solidarity union. Read More »
The Ninth Day (2004) Volker Schlöndorff, Ulrich Matthes, August Diehl, Hilmar Thate
In World War II, after a period living hell on earth in the concentration camp of Dachau with other catholic priests Read More »
Palmetto (1998) Volker Schlöndorff, Woody Harrelson, Elisabeth Shue, Gina Gershon
After being released from prison on a bum charge, Harry Barber is out for some payback to regain the two years he has lost. Read More »