German Films
From Tom Tywker's recent international hit "Run Lola Run" to epic submarine tragedy "Das Boot" to Fritz Lang's seminal classic "Metropolis", German filmmakers offer a rich contribution to the world of cinema.
The Edge of Heaven
Directed by Fatih Akin (Head-On, Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul), "The Edge of Heaven" tells the story of six fragiel people connected on emotional voyages toward forgiveness and reconciliation in Germany and Turkey.
Directed by Fatih Akin (Head-On, Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul), "The Edge of Heaven" tells the story of six fragiel people connected on emotional voyages toward forgiveness and reconciliation in Germany and Turkey.
The Counterfeiters
Stefan Ruzowitsky's "The Counterfeiters" tells the story of a counterfeiting plant run by prisoners in the concentration camp in Sachsenhausen during World War II.
Stefan Ruzowitsky's "The Counterfeiters" tells the story of a counterfeiting plant run by prisoners in the concentration camp in Sachsenhausen during World War II.
Yella
Christian Petzold won the Silver Bear at last year’s Berlinale with the moody tale of a rootless woman who joins forces with a roving venture capitalist. Yella is a richly textured allegory of lust, greed, loneliness, and desire set in the rural East of Germany. It also features a mesmerizing lead performance by Nina Hoss (also awarded with a Silver Bear) and the most obvious, superfluous, and all-around maddening trick ending in memory.
Christian Petzold won the Silver Bear at last year’s Berlinale with the moody tale of a rootless woman who joins forces with a roving venture capitalist. Yella is a richly textured allegory of lust, greed, loneliness, and desire set in the rural East of Germany. It also features a mesmerizing lead performance by Nina Hoss (also awarded with a Silver Bear) and the most obvious, superfluous, and all-around maddening trick ending in memory.
And Along Come Tourists
With "And Along Come Tourists", writer-director Robert Thalheim has made an understated film about a particularly sensitive place where past and present collide with unforgotten atrocities: the present-day town of Oswicim, Poland, site of the Auschwitz extermination camp.
With "And Along Come Tourists", writer-director Robert Thalheim has made an understated film about a particularly sensitive place where past and present collide with unforgotten atrocities: the present-day town of Oswicim, Poland, site of the Auschwitz extermination camp.
Mostly Martha
Sandra Nettelbuck's romantic comedy "Mostly Martha" about a chef who finds the recipe for love and happiness will turn your stomach. Catherine Zeta Jones stars in the unfortunate remake "No Reservations."
Sandra Nettelbuck's romantic comedy "Mostly Martha" about a chef who finds the recipe for love and happiness will turn your stomach. Catherine Zeta Jones stars in the unfortunate remake "No Reservations."
Review: Mostly Martha
Sandra Nettelbuck's romantic comedy "Mostlly Martha" about a chef who finds the recipe for love and happiness will turn your stomach.
Sandra Nettelbuck's romantic comedy "Mostlly Martha" about a chef who finds the recipe for love and happiness will turn your stomach.
The Golem: How He Came Into the World
A review of the Kino DVD of Paul Wegener's 1920 silent film, The Golem
A review of the Kino DVD of Paul Wegener's 1920 silent film, The Golem
The Lives of Others
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck's "The Lives of Others" is set in 1984 East Berlin, five years before the downfall of the East German government. After a brief run in December for Oscar consideration, the film will open February 9th, 2007.
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck's "The Lives of Others" is set in 1984 East Berlin, five years before the downfall of the East German government. After a brief run in December for Oscar consideration, the film will open February 9th, 2007.
Coming Soon: Requiem
Requiem, directed by Hans-Christin Schmid, is scheduled for release on October 20, 2006
Requiem, directed by Hans-Christin Schmid, is scheduled for release on October 20, 2006
Pandora's Box
Lust, gambling, adultery, blackmail, prostitution, and murder: Louise Brooks epitomizes an era of delirious decadence in G.W. Pabst's 1929 film about a dancer without morals. Like the mythical Pandora, Brooks and her iconic haircut wreak havoc with the lives of everyone around her. To mark the Louise Brooks centennial, Pandora's Box will be showing at New York's Film Forum for a two-week engagement starting Friday, with live piano accompainment at select screenings.
Lust, gambling, adultery, blackmail, prostitution, and murder: Louise Brooks epitomizes an era of delirious decadence in G.W. Pabst's 1929 film about a dancer without morals. Like the mythical Pandora, Brooks and her iconic haircut wreak havoc with the lives of everyone around her. To mark the Louise Brooks centennial, Pandora's Box will be showing at New York's Film Forum for a two-week engagement starting Friday, with live piano accompainment at select screenings.
Agnes and His Brothers
In writer-director Oskar Roehler's farce Agnes and His Brothers, Cologne is populated with freakishly exaggerated characters. With Moritz Bleibtreu, Martin Weiss, Katja Rieman and Herbert Knaup.
In writer-director Oskar Roehler's farce Agnes and His Brothers, Cologne is populated with freakishly exaggerated characters. With Moritz Bleibtreu, Martin Weiss, Katja Rieman and Herbert Knaup.
Die Nibelungen - Fritz Lang - DVD Review
In 1924, years before "Metropolis" and "M," director Fritz Lang created a silent epic based on the quintessential German legend: "Die Nibelungen," the ancient folk tale of heroism and revenge that also served as basis for Richard Wagner's Ring cycle.
In 1924, years before "Metropolis" and "M," director Fritz Lang created a silent epic based on the quintessential German legend: "Die Nibelungen," the ancient folk tale of heroism and revenge that also served as basis for Richard Wagner's Ring cycle.
Sophie Scholl: The Final Days - Review
Nominated for an Acamedy Award for Best Foreign Film, Marc Rothemund's "Sophie Scholl: The Last Days" is a traditional and competently made film; Julia Jentsch's steely performance as the title character is brilliant.
Nominated for an Acamedy Award for Best Foreign Film, Marc Rothemund's "Sophie Scholl: The Last Days" is a traditional and competently made film; Julia Jentsch's steely performance as the title character is brilliant.
Go for Zucker! - Alles auf Zucker! - Movie Review
Dani Levi's farce about a Jewish family was a huge hit last year in Germany, but the film's serious subtext and heavy-handed attempts at edification undermine the humor. With Henry Hübchen and Hannelore Elsner.
Dani Levi's farce about a Jewish family was a huge hit last year in Germany, but the film's serious subtext and heavy-handed attempts at edification undermine the humor. With Henry Hübchen and Hannelore Elsner.
The Edukators - Die Fetten Jahre sind Vorbei - Review
A very German thriller with a theme: whatever happened to the rebellious spirit of 1968? Daniel Brühl ("Goodbye Lenin") joins a subversive commune and gets involved with lovely Julia Jentsch and a botched kidnapping.
A very German thriller with a theme: whatever happened to the rebellious spirit of 1968? Daniel Brühl ("Goodbye Lenin") joins a subversive commune and gets involved with lovely Julia Jentsch and a botched kidnapping.
Downfall (Der Untergang) - Review
Oliver Hirschbiegel's Oscar-nominated “Downfall” breaks new ground for the war film, taking us into the Führerbunker, Adolph's Hitler's underground fortress where the architects of the Holocaust met their grim end. Bruno Ganz's impersonation of history's most cursed monster is uncanny. Read Jürgen's review.
Oliver Hirschbiegel's Oscar-nominated “Downfall” breaks new ground for the war film, taking us into the Führerbunker, Adolph's Hitler's underground fortress where the architects of the Holocaust met their grim end. Bruno Ganz's impersonation of history's most cursed monster is uncanny. Read Jürgen's review.
Head-On (Gegen die Wand) Review
Fatih Akin's thrilling "Head-On," an unlikely romance between two Turkish-Germans, won the Golden Bear Award at the Berlin Festival. Stars Birol Unell and Sibel Kekilli give exhilerating performances.
Fatih Akin's thrilling "Head-On," an unlikely romance between two Turkish-Germans, won the Golden Bear Award at the Berlin Festival. Stars Birol Unell and Sibel Kekilli give exhilerating performances.
Top Ten German Films
Lang, Wenders, Schlöndorff, Fassbinder, Herzog: the great German directors explore everything from claustrophobic World War II submarine warfare and mischievous dwarves to expressionistic visions of the future and angelic dreams of immortality.
Lang, Wenders, Schlöndorff, Fassbinder, Herzog: the great German directors explore everything from claustrophobic World War II submarine warfare and mischievous dwarves to expressionistic visions of the future and angelic dreams of immortality.
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
Rainer Werner Fassbinder updates Douglas Sirk weepies for 1970's Germany in this compelling love story.
Rainer Werner Fassbinder updates Douglas Sirk weepies for 1970's Germany in this compelling love story.
Aimée and Jaguar
Max Färberböck's film is passionate, true-life chronicle of lesbian lovers in Nazi Germany.
Max Färberböck's film is passionate, true-life chronicle of lesbian lovers in Nazi Germany.
Das Boot DVD
"Das Boot" on DVD: a review of Wolfgang Petersen's seminal submarine movie in the uncut directior's version.
"Das Boot" on DVD: a review of Wolfgang Petersen's seminal submarine movie in the uncut directior's version.
The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser
Perhaps the most famous of Werner Herzog's romantic allegories.
Perhaps the most famous of Werner Herzog's romantic allegories.
Das Experiment
Moritz Bleibtreu, Germany's hottest leading man, stars in a powerful blend of action thriller, psychological drama, and cautionary tale about the monster in all of us.
Moritz Bleibtreu, Germany's hottest leading man, stars in a powerful blend of action thriller, psychological drama, and cautionary tale about the monster in all of us.
Free Radicals - Böse Zellen - Review
A thoroughly depressing experience, Barbara Albert's "Free Radicals" traces the impact of a freak accident on the lives of a community of Austrians.
A thoroughly depressing experience, Barbara Albert's "Free Radicals" traces the impact of a freak accident on the lives of a community of Austrians.
Good Bye, Lenin!
Wolfgang Becker's warmly satirical new film "Good Bye, Lenin!" starring Daniel Bruehl,is the biggest grossing film in Germany's history.
Wolfgang Becker's warmly satirical new film "Good Bye, Lenin!" starring Daniel Bruehl,is the biggest grossing film in Germany's history.
Gloomy Sunday
Rolf Schübel's award-winning love triangle, set in Budapest during the Second World War, tells the story of a melancholic song that drives listeners to suicide. Starring Joachim Krol, Ben Becker, and Erika Marozsan as the delectable Ilona.
Rolf Schübel's award-winning love triangle, set in Budapest during the Second World War, tells the story of a melancholic song that drives listeners to suicide. Starring Joachim Krol, Ben Becker, and Erika Marozsan as the delectable Ilona.
In July
A multi-cultural German road movie slash romantic comedy sounds like it could lead to a serious accident, but Fatih Akin's film, starring Lola's boyfriend Moritz Bleibtreu, is fresh Euro fun.
A multi-cultural German road movie slash romantic comedy sounds like it could lead to a serious accident, but Fatih Akin's film, starring Lola's boyfriend Moritz Bleibtreu, is fresh Euro fun.
The Lost Honor Of Katharina Blum
Volker Schlöndorff and Margarete von Trotta's take on Heinrich Böll's polemic against the power of the state and media, "The Lost Honor Of Katharina Blum," is as pressing now as it was in 1975.
Volker Schlöndorff and Margarete von Trotta's take on Heinrich Böll's polemic against the power of the state and media, "The Lost Honor Of Katharina Blum," is as pressing now as it was in 1975.
M
1931 film directed by Fritz Lang, starring Peter Lorre and Gustaf Grundgens.
1931 film directed by Fritz Lang, starring Peter Lorre and Gustaf Grundgens.
Mephisto
Directed by István Szabó, this tale of a stage actor who finds unexpected sucess in pre-WWII Nazi Germany stars Klaus Maria Brandauer.
Directed by István Szabó, this tale of a stage actor who finds unexpected sucess in pre-WWII Nazi Germany stars Klaus Maria Brandauer.
Metropolis
Fritz Lang's 1926 masterpiece.
Fritz Lang's 1926 masterpiece.
The Marriage of Maria Braun
IMBD's page for this Rainer Werner Fassbinder classic. You never knew how much one marriage could take.
IMBD's page for this Rainer Werner Fassbinder classic. You never knew how much one marriage could take.
Mostly Martha
Sandra Nettelbeck's romantic drama "Mostly Martha" about a world-famous chef who finds the recipe for love will turn your stomach.
Sandra Nettelbeck's romantic drama "Mostly Martha" about a world-famous chef who finds the recipe for love will turn your stomach.
The Nasty Girl
Michael Verhoeven wrote and directed this drama about a young woman who decides to do some research into life during in her small village during World War II.
Michael Verhoeven wrote and directed this drama about a young woman who decides to do some research into life during in her small village during World War II.
Nowhere In Africa
A Jewish family escapes the horrors of the Third Reich to Kenya. Caroline Link's Oscar-nominated epic is old-fashioned filmmaking--and we mean that in the best possible way.
A Jewish family escapes the horrors of the Third Reich to Kenya. Caroline Link's Oscar-nominated epic is old-fashioned filmmaking--and we mean that in the best possible way.
Out of Rosenheim (Bagdad Cafe)
A site maintained by the real-life location of this 1988 Percy Adlon comedy starring Jack Palance and Marianne Sägebrecht.
A site maintained by the real-life location of this 1988 Percy Adlon comedy starring Jack Palance and Marianne Sägebrecht.
The Princess and the Warrior
After the ecstatic fun of "Run Lola Run," German wunderkind Tom Tykwer returns with a moody story about criminals, madmen, and wounded nurses. It may be slower than "Lola," but this film is more alive than most movies, a baggy monster you shouldn't miss.
After the ecstatic fun of "Run Lola Run," German wunderkind Tom Tykwer returns with a moody story about criminals, madmen, and wounded nurses. It may be slower than "Lola," but this film is more alive than most movies, a baggy monster you shouldn't miss.
Rosenstrasse Review
Margarethe von Trotta's moving film "Rosenstrasse" focuses on a little known act of resistance in Germany during World War II. Starring Maria Schrader and Katja Riemann.
Margarethe von Trotta's moving film "Rosenstrasse" focuses on a little known act of resistance in Germany during World War II. Starring Maria Schrader and Katja Riemann.
Run Lola Run
Tom Tykwer's breathless 1999 techno mindgame has quick become an art house classic.
Tom Tykwer's breathless 1999 techno mindgame has quick become an art house classic.
Schtonk
Review of the hilarious satire about the Hitler diary scandal. In German.
Review of the hilarious satire about the Hitler diary scandal. In German.
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
Banned by the Nazis, Fritz Lang's 1933 thriller finds the evil mastermind in an insane asylum, from where he controls crimes all over Berlin. The two-disc Criterion Collection edition of the classic expressionist mystery comes packaged with enough bonus features to qualify as a crash course in Lang's gripping thriller.
Banned by the Nazis, Fritz Lang's 1933 thriller finds the evil mastermind in an insane asylum, from where he controls crimes all over Berlin. The two-disc Criterion Collection edition of the classic expressionist mystery comes packaged with enough bonus features to qualify as a crash course in Lang's gripping thriller.
The Tin Drum
Based on the novel by nobel prize winner Günter Grass, this classic world film is as surreal as it is disturbing.
Based on the novel by nobel prize winner Günter Grass, this classic world film is as surreal as it is disturbing.
Until the End of the World
An excellent tribute site on the film by Wim Wenders.
An excellent tribute site on the film by Wim Wenders.
What To Do in Case of Fire
The word "blockbuster" gains a whole new meaning in this German comedy about a bunch of Berlin anarchists who reunite after fifteen years to deal with their bomb-throwing past. Light summer fare, German style.
The word "blockbuster" gains a whole new meaning in this German comedy about a bunch of Berlin anarchists who reunite after fifteen years to deal with their bomb-throwing past. Light summer fare, German style.
Zur Sache, Schätzchen
My favorite movie, period. It's sort of a German "A Bout De Souffle" without the crime. Well, somebody steals a goat, but that's about it. Es wird boese enden!
My favorite movie, period. It's sort of a German "A Bout De Souffle" without the crime. Well, somebody steals a goat, but that's about it. Es wird boese enden!