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Triumph of the Will
''Triumph of the Will'' is a propaganda film by the German filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl. It chronicles the 1934 Nazi Party Congress in Nuremberg. The film contains excerpts from speeches given by various Nazi leaders at the Congress, including portions of speeches by Adolf Hitler, interspersed with footage of massed party members. Hitler commissioned the film and served as an unofficial executive producer; his name appears in the opening credits. More »
The Eternal Jew (film)
''The Eternal Jew'' is an antisemitic Nazi propaganda film of 1940. Its title in German is ''Der ewige Jude'', the German term for the character of the "Wandering Jew" in medieval folklore. This film was directed by Fritz Hippler at the insistence of Nazi Germany's Minister of Propaganda, Joseph Goebbels. The writing of the script is credited to Eberhard Taubert. The film consists of feature and documentary footage combined with new materials filmed shortly after the Nazi occupation of... More »
Der blaue Engel
''Der blaue Engel'' is a film directed by Josef von Sternberg in 1930, based on Heinrich Mann's novel ''Professor Unrat''. The film is considered to be the first major German sound film and it brought world fame to actress Marlene Dietrich. In addition, it introduced her signature song, Falling in Love Again (Can't Help It). More »
The Princess and the Warrior
''The Princess and the Warrior'' is a 2000 film written and directed by Tom Tykwer with Franka Potente, star of his previous movie ''Run Lola Run'' , in a leading role. It follows the life of Sissi, a psychiatric hospital nurse and Bodo , an anguished former soldier who lapses into criminality, but allows other characters equal time for development. We see how Sissi's routine life is skewed by a near-death experience and her subsequent relationship with Bodo. More »
The Marriage of Maria Braun
''The Marriage of Maria Braun'' is a 1979 West German film directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder. It was nominated for the 1980 Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Film. The film is the first in Fassbinder's BRD Trilogy, followed by ''Veronika Voss'' and ''Lola'' . More »
The Fifth Element
''The Fifth Element'' is a science fantasy, action, comedy, techno thriller film, written and directed by Luc Besson, starring Bruce Willis, Gary Oldman, Milla Jovovich, Ian Holm, and Chris Tucker. The production design for the film was developed by French comics creators Jean Giraud and Jean-Claude Mézières and shows a strong influence of French comic storytelling and aesthetic style. The costume design was created by French fashion designer Jean-Paul Gaultier, who produced 954 costumes... More »
Run Lola Run
''Run Lola Run'' is a 1998 film by German screenwriter and director Tom Tykwer, starring Franka Potente as Lola. More »
Das Boot
''Das Boot'' is a 1981 feature film directed by Wolfgang Petersen, adapted from a novel of the same name by Lothar-Günther Buchheim. Hans-Joachim Krug, former first officer on U-219, served as a consultant, as did Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock, the captain of the real U-96. The movie has a strong anti-war message. One of Petersen's stated goals was to guide the audience through "a journey to the end of reason," showing "what war is all about." Petersen heightened suspense by very rarely... More »
Der Sieg des Glaubens
''Der Sieg des Glaubens'' is the first documentary directed by Leni Riefenstahl, who was hired despite opposition from Nazi officials that resented employing a woman — and a non-Party member too. Her film recounts the Fifth Party Rally of the Nazi Party, which occurred in Nuremberg from August 30 to September 3 in 1933. Like her Nazi documentaries of 1935, the short ''Tag der Freiheit'' and the classic propaganda feature ''Triumph of the Will'', ''Der Sieg des Glaubens'' documents... More »
Stroszek
''Stroszek'' is a 1977 film by German director Werner Herzog. It was written in four days specifically for Bruno S. and was shot in Berlin and two towns in Wisconsin. Most of the characters except for the three main characters, Bruno Stroszek , Eva , and Scheitz , are non-actors. More »
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