 GERMANY
Directed
by Werner Herzog -
Aguirre, Wrath of God Klaus Kinski is extraordinary in a story of
Spanish conquistadors.
The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser Story of the sole known case in human history
in which a man was born as an adult.
Fitzcarraldo With Klaus Kinski as manic rubber planter.
Grizzly Man Biographical documentary about 2 grizzly bear
activists who were killed in 2003.
Heart of Glass With Josef Bierbichler, based on Bavarian
legend.
Nosferatu the Vampire Great remake stars Klaus Kinski!
Stroszek A comedy of travel and hope featuring the
singular Bruno S.
Where The Green Ants Dream Set in Australia, made in English.
Woyzeck Klaus Kinski stars in a powerful, dispassionate
adaptation of Georg Buchner's play.
Directed
by Rainer Werner Fassbinder -
Ali, Fear Eats the Soul 1973. Deceptively simple love story which
exposes the racial prejudice and moral hypocrisy in modern West German
society.
Effi Briest 1974. Possibly his most exquisite film - is
from the novel by Theodor Fontane, stars Hanna Schygulla. (VHS)
Querelle 1982. With Brad Davis, Jeanne Moreau and Franco
Nero. Based on the Jean Genet novel. His final film. Rated R.
Veronika Voss 1982. Saga of a faded film star in the post-war
era, allegedly a friend of Goebells. (VHS)
Directed
by Tom Tykwer –
Heaven 2002. Cate Blanchett stars in thriller about a
woman avenging the death of her lover. Script by Kieslowski.
Perfume: the story of a murderer, 2006. English language adaptation of the
best-selling period novel by Patrick Suskind.
The Princess and the Warrior Two of society’s outsiders save each others lives
and find love.
Run Lola Run 1998. Fast paced romantic thriller with a big
techno sound has achieved cult status.
The Winter Sleepers 1997. Enigmatic drama involving various degrees
of social and emotional amnesia. (VHS)
Directed by Wim Wenders –
See also “The
Buena Vista Social Club” & “The Blues Film Collection – The Soul of a Man”
in Documentary
The American Friend 1977. Stars Dennis Hopper, Bruno Ganz, Nicholas
Ray, based on a story by Patricia Highsmith. In English. (VHS)
The End of Violence 1997. Explores links between life and cinema,
politics and power, venality and violence, crime and new technology. In
English.
Faraway, So Close 1993. The sequel to “Wings of Desire” is a
sprawling metaphysical caper of the angel who became mortal. (VHS)
The Goalkeeper's Fear of the
Penalty 1971. Based on the
novel by Peter Handke. (VHS)
Land of Plenty 2004. Drama that investigates anxiety and
disillusionment in America.
Million Dollar Hotel Stars Jeremy Davies, Mel Gibson and Milla
Jovovich. (VHS)
Hammett 1983. Dramatisation of the life of America's
greatest crime writer. Produced by Coppola. Made in English. (VHS)
Wim Wenders Road Movies – contains - Alice
in the Cities 1974. A complex funny parable of the problem of
communication. Kings of the Road
1976. Unusual "road movie" with Rudiger Vogler & Wrong Move, 1975.
Wings of Desire 1988. Angels see in b&w, mortals see in
colour. Stars Bruno Ganz & Solveig Dommartin.
Anatomie Dir. Stefan Ruzowitzky. Anatomical horror flick.
The Baader-Meinhof Complex Dir. Uli Edel, 2008. A powerful examination of
the infamous German terrorist group of the 1960s and 70s.
The Brother of Sleep Dir. Joseph Vilsmaier. Set in a remote Alpine
village in the early 1800s, this is a gripping story of a man torn between
his love for a woman & the musical genius which consumes him. (VHS)
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari Dir. Robert Weine, 1919 German expressionist
silent classic. English intertitles.
The Comedian Harmonists Dir. Joseph Vilsmaier. Story of the pre-War
singing group. (VHS)
The Counterfeiters Dir. Stefan Ruzowitzky, 2007. True WWII story
about a master counterfeiter who survives the concentration camp by using his
skills to benefit his captors.
Das Boot – the director’s cut Dir. Wolfgang Petersen, 1981. Suspenseful WWII
drama set entirely around the mission of a German U-Boat.
Dead in 3 Days Dir. Andreas Prochaska. High body count Austrian horror flick in
the vein of “I Know What You Did Last Summer”.
Downfall Dir. Oliver
Hirschbiegel.
Covers
the point at which Germany knew it had lost WWII and the last days of Adolf
Hitler.
The Edge of Heaven Dir. Fatih Akin, 2007. From
the director of Head On comes
another drama about the lives of Turkish migrants in Germany.
The Edukators Dir. Hans Weingartner.
Sexy, intelligent, adrenalin filled thriller about three young Berliners who
take the law into their own hands.
Europa Europa Dir. Agnieszka Holland. Based on the true story of Solomon Peel, a
Jew, and his struggle to survive the horrors of WW II.
The Experiment Dir. Oliver Hirschbiegel. Disturbing thriller inspired by the
notorious Stanford University prison psychology studies of the 70s.
Four Minutes Dir. Kris Kraus, 2006, an elderly piano teacher takes on a talented
female pupil serving time in prison.
Go For Zucker Dir. Dani Levy, 2005.
An unorthodox Jewish comedy.
Goodbye Lenin Dir. Wolfgang Becker. Black comedy set in East Germany at the time
of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Head On Dir. Fatih Akin. Deals
with the cultural and social conflicts for a group of Turks living in Hamburg.
Hanussen
Dir. Istvan Szabo, final part in his trilogy on the tragic history of Europe
after the fall of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. (VHS)
The Inheritors Dir. Stefan Ruzowitzky. Spirited if somewhat pointed political
allegory set in an Austrian village in 1930s. (VHS)
The Lives of Others Dir. Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, 2006.
Oscar winning film about the East German secret police.
M...The Worst Crime Of All Dir. Fritz Lang. Peter Lorre stars as a
psychotic child murderer in 1931 classic.
Mephisto
Dir. Istvan Szabo. An unusual political thriller about an actor in Nazi
Germany.
Metropolis Dir. Fritz Lang, 1927. The futurist silent classic.
Mostly Martha Dir. Sandra Nettelbeck. A chef is forced to reassess her life and
priorities when she inherits her dead sister's son.
The Nasty Girl Dir. Michael Verhoeven, blends comedy with examination of a
serious topic - the legacy of Nazism. (VHS)
North Face Dir. Philip Stozl, 2009. A
well-crafted, visceral piece of historical filmmaking. In 1937, as the Nazis
talked war, two young Aryan mountain climbers attempted the unconquered North
Face of the Eiger, a near-vertical deathtrap.
Nosferatu Dir. F.W. Murnau.1922 silent - the original vampire film. English
intertitles.
Nowhere in Africa Dir. Caroline Link. Based on Stephanie Zweig’s
novel about a German Jewish family fleeing the Holocaust and their subsequent
life as “outsiders” in Africa.
Pandora's Box Dir. Georg Pabst,1929, legendary silent film with Louise Brooks.
The Promise Dir. Margarethe Von Trotta. Drama of two lovers who were divided by
the Berlin Wall. (VHS)
Seduction, the Cruel Woman Dir. Elfi Mikesch, Monica Treut. Based on the
S&M novel "Venus in Furs". Rated R. (VHS)
Sophie Scholl the Final Days Dir. Marc Rothemund, 2005. The story of one
young woman who stood up to the Nazis and became a legend.
The Tin Drum Dir. Volker Schlondorff, based on the novel by Gunter Grass. Rated
R.
The Tunnel Dir. Roland Suso Richter. Drama based on a true story about a group
of East Berliners escaping to the West.
Vitus
Dir. Fredi M Murer, 2006. Swiss German film about a musically gifted young
boy.
The Wave
Dir. Denis Gansel, 2008. Inspired by real events
and based on the acclaimed novel by Tod Strasser, it tells the story of a
high school teacher’s unusual class experiment.
The White Masai Dir. Hermine Huntgeburth. Based on a true story of a German tourist
who falls in love with and goes to live with a Masai Warrior.
Yella
Dir. Christian Petzold, 2007. Thriller about an east German business woman
whose life is ruled by her explosive ex-husband.
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