, 1h55 Directed byGiles Foster GenresDrama, Romance ActorsSuzanne von Borsody, Iain Glen, Rutger Hauer, Jonathan Coy, Daniel Sharman Roles Lady Elizabeth 'Liz' Dewhurst Rating61% The film explores how an aristocratic woman's life changes when her brother dies and her marriage breaks down. Lady Elizabeth Dewhurst (Suzanne von Borsody) believes her husband Gregor (Iain Glen) is at fault for the accidental death of her beloved brother Simon (William Mickleburgh). Their marriage has been rocky, but this is the last straw and she asks him to move out of the household. Elizabeth's best friend Mary Phillips {Rachel Fielding} has had her eye on Gregor for some time and sees this as her chance. She encourages them to use the services of a powerful but shady family attorney, Mr. Sharp (Jonathan Coy), and Sharp expects to benefit financially from the division of the Dewherst estate. Peter Rosen (Rutger Hauer) is visiting from a local University. Liz is drawn to him for a mild affair, even though he is the professor of her son Alex (Daniel Sharman).
, 1h45 Directed byReg Traviss OriginUnited-kingdom GenresDrama, Documentary ActorsTom Schilling, Ed Stoppard, Bernadette Heerwagen, Bernard Hill, Ricci Harnett, Sean Chapman Roles Mum Rating59% Thomas (Ed Stoppard), a young German, fights unsuccessfully as one of Nazi Germany's Joy Division youth troops after the Soviet Union invades. In the early 1960s, he loses faith in the ideals he was brought up with, and works as a spy and assassin for the Russians during the Cold War. His story is mostly revealed in flashbacks.
, 1h50 GenresDrama, Thriller ThemesSeafaring films, Transport films, Disaster films, Films about seafaring accidents or incidents ActorsGreta Scacchi, Jürgen Prochnow, Donald Sutherland, Dieter Laser, Thure Riefenstein, Barbara Schöne Roles Ms. Sundwall Rating40% The plot portrays the Swedish government as being responsible for using the ship to covertly transport Russian high-tech components to the United States. The story is uncovered by a young female journalist, not unlike Rabe herself. According to Rabe, divers hired by the Swedish government (signing contracts swearing lifetime secrecy) spent hours breaking into cabins frantically searching for a black attaché case carried by a Russian space technology dealer, Aleksandr Voronin (who died 2002). She highlighted US interest in various Soviet technology, including nuclear-powered satellites. She also suggested that panic about the stability of some form of nuclear device is the most likely reason behind the initial Swedish government suggestion of burying the wreck in concrete, a highly unusual proposal for a wreck, reminiscent of Chernobyl's sarcophagus.
, 1h21 Directed byTom Tykwer OriginGerman GenresDrama, Thriller, Action, Politic ThemesFilms about sexuality, Transport films, Time travel films, Films about automobiles, Road movies, Chase films ActorsFranka Potente, Moritz Bleibtreu, Herbert Knaup, Armin Rohde, Nina Petri, Joachim Król Roles Frau Jäger Rating76% The film begins with Lola (Franka Potente) receiving a phone call from her distraught boyfriend, Manni (Moritz Bleibtreu). Manni is a small-time criminal and, during an important job collecting 100,000 marks, he relied on Lola to take him and the money to his boss, Ronnie. Lola's moped was stolen on her journey and Manni is forced to travel by subway but, startled by the sight of police, accidentally leaves the bag of money on the train. Spotting a homeless man examining his money bag as the train departed, Manni pursued the train, only to find the man and the money gone.
, 1h46 Directed byHans W. Geißendörfer OriginGerman GenresDrama ActorsMaximilian Schell, Anna Thalbach, Hark Bohm, David Ryall, Mathias Gnädinger, Suzanne von Borsody Roles Daphne Winter Rating63% Isaak Kohler (Maximilian Schell) coolly walked up to a man everyone assumed was his friend and shot him dead. This took place in front of dozens of witnesses in a busy restaurant, and there was no question about his guilt. What he never revealed was his motive. He has been in prison serving a twenty-year sentence ever since. Perhaps in order to ease his daughter's pain about the incident, he has hired a legal representative to arrange for him to receive a retrial. He is still unforthcoming about his reasons for committing the crime, and invites the struggling lawyer to make something up. This crime and courtroom drama is based on a novel by Friedrich Dürrenmatt, whose works are highly respected within the German-speaking intellectual community but whose appeal has proved difficult to translate.