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Fassbinder
6.2

Fassbinder

Apr 30, 2015
A film portrait of the influential Bavarian actor, director and screenwriter who publicly confessed his homosexuality.
Documentary
The Cinema and its Double: Rainer Werner Fassbinder's 'Despair' Revisited
6.5
This absolutely top-notch documentary by Robert Fischer is a fascinating look back at not just the film in question, but Fassbinder's meteoric career which ended all too soon with his untimely death. Archival footage of Fassbinder is utilized (including several fascinating snippets culled from interviews he did at the disastrous Cannes premiere of Despair), as well as many others involved in the film and its release. Even if you're not a particular fan of Despair, or even in fact of Fassbinder, this is stellar documentary film making and is an intriguing look at one of the most enigmatic masters of the New German Cinema.
Documentary
Kamikaze 1989
5.5

Kamikaze 1989

Jul 16, 1982
L'Allemagne dans un futur proche. Le pays est riche, tous les problèmes semblent résolus, il n'y a pas de pollution et de chômage. L'alcool mais aussi les légumes cultivés dans son propre potager sont interdits, on ne parle plus de suicide mais de mort subite, la télévision veille à la tranquillité par ses émissions comme le concours annuel de l'humour (placé dans une série mettant en scène Einstein et Napoléon) et des bulletins météorologiques toujours positifs. La police (dont le symbole est un poing au pouce levé) fait régner l'ordre grâce à ses actions contre les "Prokos". Tous les médias sont entre les mains d'un groupe dont la direction appartient à la même famille. La seule parole critique se trouve dans la série de bande dessinée La Panthère bleue qui fait une caricature de patrons autocrates et réunit leurs adversaires, les "Krysmopompes". Rainer Werner Fassbinder y joue son dernier rôle, avant sa mort le 10 juin 1982
Science Fiction
Lola, une femme allemande
7.1
En 1957, une ville de province allemande renaît de ses cendres. Le miracle ne va pas sans quelques entorses aux grands principes soigneusement réaffirmés après le cauchemar nazi. Ainsi le véritable maître de la ville est-il un certain Schuckert, un entrepreneur jovial et rusé, qui méprise souverainement les règlements de la construction et reçoit le soir les notables corrompus de la ville dans le bordel que dirige sa maîtresse, Lola. L'État, conscient de cette situation, nomme un nouveau directeur en la personne de von Bohm. Celui-ci, intègre, tente de lutter contre la corruption. Il fait alors la rencontre de Lola, qu'il prend pour une personne intègre…
Drama
Le Secret de Veronika Voss
7.2
Munich, 1955. Robert Krohn, journaliste sportif, fait la connaissance de Veronika Voss, une star déchue du cinéma des années 40. Son comportement étrange intrigue Robert. Alors qu'il veut en savoir plus, il apprend que Veronika vit chez son amie neurologue, Marianne Katz. La praticienne drogue ses patients à la morphine, crée chez eux une accoutumance et leur fait signer un testament en sa faveur, pour finalement les pousser au suicide. Robert, avec l'aide de son amie Henriette, tente de mettre fin à ces activités meurtrières. La jeune femme se fait passer pour une riche dépressive et obtient sans difficulté une ordonnance lui prescrivant de la morphine…
Drama
La Troisième Génération
6.2
Dans une Allemagne encore sous le joug du Rideau de fer, des idéalistes devenus extrémistes, par la force des choses et par des encouragements à la fois officiels et officieux, enlèvent un représentant américain d'une société d'informatique. Mais ils ne savent pas que le ver est dans le fruit. La victime s'appelle Peter Lurz. Parmi les ravisseurs se trouve August Brem. Celui-ci va patiemment noyauter le groupe et livrer ses « camarades » aux autorités, qui jusque là avaient fermé les yeux sur les activités des terroristes…
Comedy
Mondo Lux - Die Bilderwelten des Werner Schroeter
5.5
Werner Schroeter was one of the most significant proponents of New German Cinema. Schroeter was diagnosed with cancer in 2006. In her film, Elfi Mikesch, who photographed a number of Schroeter’s films and who collaborated closely with him to create his vision, provides us with an intimate insight into Schroeter’s artistic output during the remaining four years of his life.
Documentary
L'Allemagne en automne
6.3
The relationship of a married couple in their 40s is broken when the mother has an affair with her teenage daughter's boyfriend.
Documentary
Despair
6.524

Despair

Sep 20, 1978
The relationship of a married couple in their 40s is broken when the mother has an affair with her teenage daughter's boyfriend.
Drama
Auf der Suche nach der Sonne
1
Schroeter casts his tutored eye on Mnouchkine, the legendary founder of the avant-garde Théâtre du Soleil, with whom he shared an affinity for collage and pastiche, improvisation and distillation, ancient Greek drama, commedia dell’arte, opera, and Asian traditions of theater and dance. In this fascinating study of the creative process, Mnouchkine is seen directing her company in a revival of 1789, her defining political work, along with her 1977 film Molière and the theatrical premiere of Hélène Cixous’s The Horrific and as Yet Unfinished Story of Norodom Sihanouk, King of Cambodia. - MoMA
Documentary
Egomania – Insel ohne Hoffnung
5.167
Egomania is a visually stunning end-of-the-world melodrama about lust, jealousy and murder set amidst solar eclipses, orchestral chants and the distant thunder of the boiling sea. The film’s characters – riddled with unconscious desires – find themselves imprisoned on an island. Drawing parallels to the work of British filmmaker Derek Jarman and staring Jarman’s actress-muse Tilda Swinton, Schlingensief’s raw and almost mythological film stands in contrast to his more offensive efforts.
Drama
Marie Ward - Zwischen Galgen und Glorie
1
The story of Marie Ward, a religious woman from a devout, aristocratic Yorkshire Catholic family who lived between 1585 and 1645 and moved to St. Omer in Walloon France, where she joined the Order of St. Clare, later returning to England to found her own order and devote her life to helping others.
Drama
L'Année des treize lunes
6.7
The story of Marie Ward, a religious woman from a devout, aristocratic Yorkshire Catholic family who lived between 1585 and 1645 and moved to St. Omer in Walloon France, where she joined the Order of St. Clare, later returning to England to found her own order and devote her life to helping others.
Drama
Le Roi des roses
6.9

Le Roi des roses

Mar 03, 1986
A documentary about the making of the television mini-series by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, including interviewees with the principal actors.
Drama
Das einfache Glück
1

Das einfache Glück

Jun 21, 1990
Sabine works in a hairdressing salon in Berlin. In order to keep the job, she has to occasionally grab the boss. She also feeds her boyfriend Frank. Sabine has simple dreams: sleek-cars and holidays on the beach.
Drama
Deux
5

Deux

Nov 13, 2002
A retrospective look at the making of "World on a Wire".
Drama
La amiga
5

La amiga

Apr 13, 1989
Since childhood, Raquel and Maria have been close friends. Now all grown-up, Raquel has fulfilled her dream of becoming an actress, while Maria has married a handyman, given birth to three children and runs the family household. In the wake of the Argentine military coup of 1976, Maria's oldest son Carlos is abducted. Desperate, Maria turns to her prominent friend for help. Yet the more Raquel gets involved in the search for Carlos, the more she becomes herself a target of the junta. Finally, she flees from Argentina to Berlin. Meanwhile Maria joins a group of women who investigate the fate of their disappeared relatives. In 1983, after the fall of the dictatorship, the two friends meet again.
Drama
Abfallprodukte der Liebe
6.7
German director Werner Schroeter invited his favourite opera singers to a 13th century abbey near Paris. There was no pre-planned action. There was no script, no continuity. On the other hand, there were precise constraints that provided the rules of the game: the setting, the Abbey of Royaumont, and the chosen participants. Each singer came accompanied by a person of his or her choice, and worked on an aria chosen by the director.
Music
Malina
6.1

Malina

Jan 17, 1991
German director Werner Schroeter invited his favourite opera singers to a 13th century abbey near Paris. There was no pre-planned action. There was no script, no continuity. On the other hand, there were precise constraints that provided the rules of the game: the setting, the Abbey of Royaumont, and the chosen participants. Each singer came accompanied by a person of his or her choice, and worked on an aria chosen by the director.
Drama
Querelle
6.6

Querelle

Sep 08, 1982
German director Werner Schroeter invited his favourite opera singers to a 13th century abbey near Paris. There was no pre-planned action. There was no script, no continuity. On the other hand, there were precise constraints that provided the rules of the game: the setting, the Abbey of Royaumont, and the chosen participants. Each singer came accompanied by a person of his or her choice, and worked on an aria chosen by the director.
Drama
La Troisième Génération
6.2
German director Werner Schroeter invited his favourite opera singers to a 13th century abbey near Paris. There was no pre-planned action. There was no script, no continuity. On the other hand, there were precise constraints that provided the rules of the game: the setting, the Abbey of Royaumont, and the chosen participants. Each singer came accompanied by a person of his or her choice, and worked on an aria chosen by the director.
Comedy
Nachtstudio
7.7

Nachtstudio

Dec 29, 1980
D’après le roman d'Alfred Döblin, cette série en 14 épisodes décrit la vie des bas-fonds à Berlin aux jours sombres de la République de Weimar en suivant le destin de Franz Biberkopf, ouvrier, souteneur, meurtrier, vendeur de journaux ou de lacets pour chaussures.
Drama