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, 30minutesDirected by Werner Herzog
Origin German
Genres Documentary
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Volcanisme, Documentary films about historical events, Documentary films about nature, Films about volcanoes, Disaster films
Actors Werner Herzog, Edward Lachman
Durant l'été 1976, la ville de Basse-Terre est évacuée car le volcan de la Soufrière est sur le point d'entrer en éruption. Werner Herzog parcourt la ville déserte et décrit la situation.
I Only Want You to Love Me (1976)
, 1h43Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Origin German
Genres Drama
Actors Elke Aberle, Erni Mangold, Alexander Allerson, Johanna Hofer, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Armin Meier
Peter Trepper (Vitus Zeplichal) is a young man who is serving ten years in prison for committing an impulsive murder. A psychologist (Erika Runge) interviews him to learn his motive and life history. Peter has a loveless childhood in the home of his innkeeper parents (Alexander Allerson and Erni Mangold). Despite his obedience and good works, he fails to win their acceptance. Hastily, Peter marries his girlfriend Erika (Elke Aberle) and relocates to Munich, where he continues his quixotic efforts to gain approval, especially from his new wife. He pressures himself to work long hours while spending money lavishly, leading to constant stress over debts. When Peter loses his job, he finally snaps, striking and strangling a bartender (Janos Gönczöl) who reminds him of his own father.
Daguerréotypes (1976)
, 1h20Directed by Agnès Varda
Origin German
Genres Documentary
Actors Agnès Varda
« Daguerréotypes n'est pas un film sur la rue Daguerre, pittoresque rue du 14e arrondissement, c'est un film sur un petit morceau de la rue Daguerre, entre le n 70 et le n 90, c'est un documentaire modeste et local sur quelques petits commerçants, un regard attentif sur la majorité silencieuse, c'est un album de quartier, ce sont des portraits stéréo-daguerréotypés, ce sont des archives pour les archéo-sociologues de l'an 2975. C'est mon opéra-Daguerre. »
Stopped on Track (2011)
, 1h50Directed by Andreas Dresen
Origin German
Genres Drama
Actors Steffi Kühnert, Inka Friedrich, Ursula Werner, Christine Schorn
The 44-year-old family man Frank Lange (Milan Peschel) has a proper job and lives with his wife Simone (Steffi Kühnert) and their children Lilly (Talisa Lilli Lemke) and Mika (Mika Seidel) in a modern serial house when he learns he suffers with an inoperable brain tumour and has only but a short time left. Supported by his family he uses an iPod to keep daily records of his decline. Radiation therapy and chemical treatment take their toll on him. Eventually he grows too weak to leave the house and has hallucinations during which his tumour seems to appear as a vain actor in a late-night talk show hosted by Germany's established TV presenter Harald Schmidt. His children are increasingly overstrained and so is his wife Simone. The tumour deprives Frank from memory, orientational ability and even control of basic body functions. Fighting the pain with always stronger doses of morphium he loses his true personality and finally his speech. Having become a nursing case of the highest degree he dies at last in his home amidst his family. When actually everybody is lost for words, his daughter Lilly, an ambitious diver, utters: "I have to attend training".
Marlene (1984)
, 1h31Directed by Maximilian Schell
Origin German
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about films, Films about television, Documentary films about business, Documentary films about the film industry, Documentaire sur une personnalité
Actors Marlene Dietrich, Maximilian Schell, David Hemmings
Sonita (2016)
, 1h30Origin German
Genres Documentary, Musical
Themes Films about marriage
Sonita a 18 ans et vient d'Afghanistan. Elle vit comme une migrante illégale en Iran où elle n'a aucun droits, pas d'éducation officielle et est sans papiers. Ses parents veulent la marier de force en Afghanistan à un inconnu dont la dot, de 9 000 $, servira à financer le mariage de son frère. Mais Sonita a du talent. Première rappeuse afghane, elle raconte son histoire et son refus de ce mariage arrangé et sa volonté d'échapper au projet de sa famille.
Kinshasa Symphony (2010)
, 1h35Origin German
Genres Documentary, Musical
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about music and musicians, Documentary films about music and musicians, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Films about classical music and musicians, Musical films
Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is the third-largest city in Africa with 10 million inhabitants. The film shows how some people living there have managed to forge one of the most complex systems of human cooperation ever invented: a symphony orchestra (Orchestre Symphonique Kimbanguiste) performing composers such as Handel, Verdi, Beethoven. "Kinshasa Symphony" shows Kinshasa in all its diversity, speed, colour, vitality and energy. It is a film about the Congo, about the people of Kinshasa and about music.
Free Fall (2013)
, 1h40Origin German
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Hanno Koffler, Max Riemelt, Katharina Schüttler, Maren Kroymann
Marc Borgman (Koffler), a young police officer, is on a training course for the riot control unit. He is struggling at the police academy, being somewhat behind his peers in his physical training. Cocky and self-assured, Marc does not initially get along with his roommate at the academy, Kay Engel (Riemelt). They have a physical confrontation during a training exercise, but afterwards Marc apologizes for his aggressive behavior and they become friends. The two begin jogging together regularly, and during one jog, Kay kisses Marc as they share a cigarette, though he tells him that it was merely a joke. A surprised Marc is reluctant to jog again, but on Kay's insistence he goes on a run alone; Kay catches up to him. Despite Marc's initial rebuffs, Kay kisses him and gives him a handjob. Though Marc initially accepts the advances, he is overcome with confusion and runs away. Though he tries to avoid Kay, the latter is transferred into his police unit to fill a vacancy and Marc finds it difficult to ignore him. Eventually Kay shows up with a colleague to a bowling alley where Marc and his family are having a game, and is introduced to Bettina, Marc's pregnant longtime girlfriend; Bettina has just moved with Marc to a house near Marc's parents in order to start their family.
Bang, Boom, Bang (1999)
, 1h47Origin German
Genres Comedy, Action, Crime
Actors Ralf Richter, Diether Krebs, Martin Semmelrogge, Alexandra Neldel, Karina Krawczyk, Hilmi Sözer
The part-time criminal Keek has lost most of the money from a bank robbery that he committed together with the now jailed Karl-Heinz "Kalle" Grabowski.
Balloon (2018)
, 2h6Directed by Michael Herbig
Origin German
Genres Drama, Thriller, Historical
Actors Karoline Schuch, David Kross, Alicia Gräfin von Rittberg, Thomas Kretschmann, Antje Traue, Tim Williams
Été 1979 à Pößneck dans le District (Bezirk) de Gera en Thuringe. Les familles Strelzyk et Wetzel ont le projet audacieux de s'enfuir de la RDA à l'ouest avec une montgolfière faite maison. Mais si les conditions de vent sont parfaites, Günter Wetzel pense la chose trop dangereuse, persuadé que le ballon est trop petit pour huit personnes et son épouse Petra a peur pour leurs deux enfants. Par conséquent, ils abandonnent la tentative d'évasion au dernier moment. Doris et Peter Strelzyk veulent maintenant s’aventurer seuls avec leurs deux fils. L'un d'eux, Frank, est tombé amoureux de Klara Baumann, la fille du voisin Erik, qui travaille pour la Stasi, et lui écrit une lettre d'adieu.
The Counterfeiters (2007)
, 1h38Directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky
Origin German
Genres Drama, War, Historical, Crime
Themes Films about religion, Political films, Films about Jews and Judaism, Faux-monnayeur
Actors Karl Markovics, August Diehl, Martin Brambach, Sebastian Urzendowsky, Tilo Prückner, Andreas Schmidt
The film begins shortly after the end of the Second World War, with a German man arriving in Monte Carlo. After checking into an expensive hotel and paying with cash, he takes in the high life of Monte Carlo, successfully gambling in a casino and attracting the attention of a beautiful French woman. Later, she discovers tattooed numerals on his arm, revealing him as a survivor of the Nazi concentration camps.
, 1h56Directed by Jim Jarmusch
Origin German
Genres Drama, Thriller, Martial arts, Action, Adventure, Crime, Martial arts
Themes Mafia films, Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Martial arts films, Samurai films, Gangster films
Actors Forest Whitaker, John Tormey, Henry Silva, Tricia Vessey, Victor Argo, Isaac de Bankolé
Ghost Dog (Whitaker) sees himself as a retainer of Louie (John Tormey), a local mobster, who saved Ghost Dog's life years ago. While living as a hired hitman for the Italian Mafia, he adheres to the code of the samurai, and interprets and applies the wisdom of the Hagakure in his contracts for the mob.
, 2h27Directed by Tom Tykwer
Origin German
Genres Drama, Thriller, Fantastic, Fantasy, Horror, Crime
Themes Films about children, Medical-themed films, Prison films, Psychologie, Films about suicide, Serial killer films, Films about psychiatry, Films about capital punishment
Actors Ben Whishaw, Dustin Hoffman, Alan Rickman, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Karoline Herfurth, David Calder
The film begins with the sentencing of Jean-Baptiste Grenouille (Ben Whishaw), a notorious murderer. Between the reading of the sentence and the execution, the story of his life is told in flashback, beginning with his abandonment at birth in a French fish market. Raised in an orphanage, Grenouille grows into a strangely detached boy with a superhuman sense of smell. After growing to maturity as a tanner's apprentice, he makes his first delivery to Paris, where he revels in the new odors. He focuses on a redheaded girl (Karoline Herfurth) selling yellow plums, following her and repeatedly attempting to sniff her, but startles her with his behavior. To prevent her from crying out, he covers the girl's mouth and unintentionally suffocates her. After realizing that she is dead, he strips her body naked and smells her all over, becoming distraught when her scent fades. Afterwards, Grenouille is haunted by the desire to recreate the girl's aroma.
Stalingrad (1993)
, 1h55Directed by Joseph Vilsmaier
Origin German
Genres Drama, War, Historical
Themes Politique, Political films
Actors Thomas Kretschmann, Dominique Horwitz, Martin Benrath, Sylvester Groth, Sebastian Rudolph, Jophi Ries
In August 1942, a group of German soldiers enjoy leave in Cervo, Liguria, Italy after fighting in North Africa. An awards ceremony is held for several soldiers in the unit, where one platoon's new commander, Leutnant (Lieutenant) Hans von Witzland (Thomas Kretschmann) is introduced. When Unteroffizier (Sergeant) Manfred "Rollo" Rohleder (Jochen Nickel) refuses to button up his collar, his Assault Badge is revoked. Following the assembly, Rohleder, Obergefreiter (Corporal) Fritz Reiser (Dominique Horwitz) and the rest are sent to the Eastern Front to fight for Stalingrad.
, 2h4Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Origin German
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, BDSM in films, LGBT-related films, Films based on plays, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Margit Carstensen, Hanna Schygulla, Irm Hermann, Eva Mattes, Lída Baarová, Katrin Schaake
Petra von Kant (Carstersen) is a prominent fashion designer based in Bremen. The film is almost totally restricted to her apartment's bedroom, decorated by a huge reproduction of Poussin's Midas and Bacchus (c.1630), which depicts naked and partially clothed men. The room also contains numerous life-size mannequins for her work, though only her assistant Marlene (Hermann) is shown using them.