About an investigation
During an inquest after a woman is killed, the judge suspects his own son. The woman’s lover had been friendly with the son and he was also supposed to be…
Comradeship
The picture tells of a mine disaster where German miners rescue French miners from an undergound fire and explosion. The story takes place in the Lorraine/Saar region, along the border…
Vatican: The Hidden World
To mark the papal visit to the UK, a camera crew has spent a year filming a world that few have ever seen. With unprecedented access to the Vatican and…
Stopped on Track
Frank and Simone have fulfilled a dream and live with their two children in a row house in the suburbs. They are a happy couple, until the day Frank is…
Princess Lillifee and the Little Unicorn
Together with her friends and the unicorns, Princess Lillifee must free the neighboring country Bluetopia from a cold spell, which has covered everything in ice and snow
Boxhagener Platz
Feature adaptation of adaptation of Torsten Schulz’s novel set in East Berlin in 1968.
Orly
At the Paris airport Orly, a woman falls for a stranger, a family heads to a funeral, a couple lose touch, a wife reads her husband’s break-up letter. All wait…
The Sandman and the Lost Sand of Dreams
Each night, like every other child in the world, Miko goes to Dreamland thanks to magic sand dispersed by the Sandman. But one night, the evil dream Habumar steals the…
The City Below
A man and a woman at an art exhibition share a fleeting moment of attraction, which neither can act upon. Days later, a chance second meeting leads to an innocent…
Beyond Melodrama: Kathryn Bigelow on Douglas Sirk
Kathryn Bigelow talks about the work of film director Douglas Sirk.
A Tribute to Douglas Sirk by Allison Anders
Allison Anders talks about her love for the work of film director Douglas Sirk.
Les vies possibles de Christian Boltanski
The Day Will Come
Thirty years after giving her daughter up for adoption in order to join the terrorist underground in Germany, Judith is tracked down by her now adult daughter Alice to a…
Lulu and Jimi
About sweeping love, rock & roll and getting rid of all that stale air of the fifties. You’ve got the good guys – that’s Lulu and Jimi – and the…
Romy
From her on-screen triumphs to her off-screen tribulations, this biopic focuses on the captivating life and career of actress Romy Schneider.
Saviors in the Night
Drama, based on the book “Retter in der Nacht”, in which Marga Spiegel tells her memories: In Westfalia of 1943 Marga Spiegel, her husband and her daughter are about to…
Vision – From the Life of Hildegard von Bingen
Hildegard von Bingen was truly a woman ahead of her time. A visionary in every sense of the word, this famed 12th-century Benedictine nun was a Christian mystic, composer, philosopher,…
Acting for Douglas Sirk
The stars and director of ‘Written on the Wind’ and ‘The Tarnished Angels’ talk about director Douglas Sirk’s techniques. Archival interviews originally appeared in the documentary “Douglas Sirk: Uber Stars”…
Mogadischu
The incredible true story of Lufthansa Flight 181, which was hijacked by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine in October of 1977, and the noble efforts of stewardess…
Lemon Tree
Salma Zidane, a widow, lives simply from her grove of lemon trees in the West Bank’s occupied territory. The Israeli defence minister and his wife move next door, forcing the…
The Wave
A school teacher discusses types of government with his class. His students find it too boring to repeatedly go over national socialism and believe that dictatorship cannot be established in…
Contract Kid: William Reynolds on Douglas Sirk
Interview with actor William Reynolds about his role in Douglas Sirk’s ALL THAT HEAVEN ALLOWS (1955).
French for Beginners
The story of Henrik, who takes part in a student exchange program with France. The only reason for this journey is to conquer the heart of his dream girl. Wild…
The Lives of Others
In 1984 East Berlin, an agent of the secret police, conducting surveillance on a writer and his lover, finds himself becoming increasingly absorbed by their lives.
Ghosts
Nina, an end-of-teenage orphan with mental problems, starts a new job as a garden cleaner when she meets Toni. They fell in love with each other, but soon Toni starts…
Marseille
Marseille describes an interlude in the life of young Berlin photographer Sophie. Wanting a change, Sophie does an apartment swap, so she can go photograph the city of Marseille, and…
Olga’s Summer
A 16 years old Olga is dreaming about leaving house when suddenly she meets a mysterious man who is ready to join her.
Verrückt nach Paris
The Queen – Marianne Hoppe
Werner Schroeter’s lovely and touching portrait of the great German actress Marianne Hoppe, whose career spanned from the glory days of the Weimar era through the Nazi years to a…
The Diary 4
A sequel movie to The Diary 3 (2000). Still in Rome as a guest of Richard a more mellowed Anna is no longer an actress. One day, her diary is…
Dream Castle
A film actress falls for an extra on her set, he turns out to be a prince.
Le Tunnel
An engineer is hired to plan and oversee the construction of a undersea tunnel between Europe and the US. However, certain interests don’t want to see the tunnel built and…
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
After a detective is assaulted by thugs and placed in an asylum run by Professor Baum, he observes the professor’s preoccupation with another patient, the criminal genius Dr. Mabuse the…