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21. Juni 2021 · Here is a look at seven films by some of the most influential female directors in German cinema. Never Sleep Again (1992) — Pia Frankenberg. Featured in Berlinale’s Retrospective series,...
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1. The Lives of Others (2006) R | 137 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller. 8.4. Rate. 89 Metascore. 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.
Showcasing narrative features and documentaries from former East and West Germany as well as films from after the reunification, this year’s Berlinale retrospective gives a vital insight into the all-to-often-overlooked contributions to cinema by German female filmmakers. Each of the represented filmmakers are committed to presenting their ...
2. Feb. 2017 · Other exciting contemporary female directors include Nicolette Krebitz, Anne Zohra Berrached, Sonja Heiss and Maria Schrader, to name a few, though many of their standout films are still unavailable on DVD in Britain.
- Das Boot
- Four Minutes
- Life Actually
- Run Lola Run
- The Baader Meinhof Complex
- Metropolis
- Nosferatu
- Hell
- The Neverending Story
- A Year Ago in Winter
Das Boot is a German war film directed by Wolfgang Petersen and released in 1981. The film is based on a novel of the same name by Lothar-Günther Buchheim, which is a fictionalized account of the experiences of German U-boat crews during World War II. The film follows the crew of U-96, a German submarine, as they embark on a mission in the Atlantic...
“Four Minutes” is a German drama film directed by Chris Kraus, released in 2006. The film tells the story of a talented and troubled pianist named Traude Krüger (played by Monica Bleibtreu) who is serving a life sentence in prison for murder. She is discovered by a young music student named Jenny (played by Hannah Herzsprung), who convinces her to ...
“Love Actually” is a romantic comedy film that was released in 2006. It was directed and written by Richard Curtis, and it features an ensemble cast of British and American actors. The film is set in London and follows the lives of several characters in the weeks leading up to Christmas. The main theme of the film is love, and it explores the diffe...
“Run Lola Run” is a 1998 German thriller film directed by Tom Tykwer. The film tells the story of Lola, a young woman who has just 20 minutes to come up with 100,000 Deutsche Marks to save her boyfriend Manni’s life after he loses a bag of cash belonging to his boss. The film follows Lola as she runs through the streets of Berlin, trying to find a ...
The Baader Meinhof Complex is a German film released in 2008, directed by Uli Edel. The film is based on the book of the same name by Stefan Aust and tells the story of the Red Army Faction (RAF), a left-wing militant group active in West Germany during the 1970s. The film follows the rise and fall of the RAF, from its beginnings as a small group o...
“Metropolis” is a groundbreaking German silent film directed by Fritz Lang, released in 1927. The film is set in a futuristic city where the wealthy live in luxury above ground, while the working-class toil away in the dark depths of the city’s factories and machines. The story follows the son of the city’s ruler, Freder (played by Gustav Fröhlich)...
“Nosferatu” is a silent horror film directed by F.W. Murnau and released in 1922. The film is an unauthorized adaptation of Bram Stoker’s novel “Dracula”, and as a result, the names and some of the details were changed in an attempt to avoid copyright infringement. The story follows Thomas Hutter, a real estate agent who travels to Transylvania to ...
“Hell” is a 2011 German post-apocalyptic film directed by Tim Fehlbaum. The film takes place in a world devastated by solar flares, leaving the earth scorched and uninhabitable. The story follows two sisters, Marie and Leonie, and their friend Phillip as they try to survive in this harsh new world. The film is notable for its visually stunning depi...
The NeverEnding Story is a German fantasy film directed by Wolfgang Petersen and released in 1984. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Michael Ende and tells the story of a young boy named Bastian who discovers a magical book that transports him to the world of Fantasia. In Fantasia, Bastian learns that the land is being consumed by ...
“A Year Ago in Winter” is a German drama film directed by Caroline Link, released in 2008. The film follows the story of a family that is struggling to come to terms with the death of their daughter, who was a successful actress. The film focuses on the family’s attempt to cope with their loss and move on with their lives. The mother (played by Kar...
17. Aug. 2018 · 23rd-29th April 1975: Female Film Pioneers. Female directors of the 60s. The French are rediscovering female film pioneers: from Alice Guy-Blanché and Germaine Dulac to Leontine Sagan and Mai Zetterling. Nelly Kaplan states as early as 1973: „At the beginning of film history, women stood as pioneers alongside men.
22. Apr. 2016 · From Hannelore Elsner and Romy Schneider to Julia Jentsch and Nina Hoss, German cinema has produced some superb actresses in recent decades. Here are our favorites. Image: picture-alliance/dpa....
