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‘Paradise’ (2023): Age Isn’t Just a Number

Directed by: Boris Kunz || Produced by: Nathalie Bouteiller-Marin, Nina Kammermeier,  Screenplay by: Simon Amberger, Peter Kocyla, Boris Kunz || Starring: Kostja Ullmann, Corinna Kirchhoff, Marlene Tanczik, Iris Berben, Lisa-Marie Koroll, Lorna Ishema, Numan Acar, Alina Levshin Music by: David Reichelt || Cinematography: Christian Stangassinger || Edited by: Max Fey || Country: Germany || Language: … Continue reading

‘Old People’ (2022): For They Are Great in Number

Directed by: Andy Fetscher || Produced by: Benjamin Munz, Florian Schneider Screenplay by: Andy Fetscher || Starring: Stephan Luca, Melika Foroutan, Bianca Nawrath, Otto Emil Koch, Daniela Galbo, Paul Fassnacht, Louie Betton, Gerhard Bös, Eveline Hall Music by: Christopher Bremus, Steven Schwalbe || Cinematography: Ralf Noack || Edited by: Marco Baumhof, Andy Fetscher || Country: … Continue reading

’60 Minutes’ (2024): The Punching Show, Not the Talking Show

Directed by: Oliver Kienle || Produced by: Quirin Berg, Philip Koch, Maximilian Vetter, Max Wiedemann Screenplay by: Philip Koch, Oliver Kienle || Starring: Emilio Sakraya, Dennis Mojen, Marie Mouroum, Paul Wollin, Florian Schmidtke, Aristo Luis, José Barros, Vassilis Koukalani Music by: Michael Kadelbach || Cinematography: Markus Nestroy || Edited by: Maria Gans, Knut Hake || … Continue reading

‘Dear Child’ (2023): ‘Room’ (2015) Meets a German David Fincher

Created by: Isabel Kleefeld || Written by: Isabel Kleefeld, Julian Pörksen Directed by: Isabel Kleefeld, Julian Pörksen || Starring: Julika Jenkins, Kim Riedle, Naila Schuberth,, Justus von Dohnányi, Haley Louise Jones, Hans Löw, Sammy Schrein, Salli Kurt, Florian Claudius Steffens, Nagmeh Alaei No. of Episodes: 6 (~280 minutes total) One of the better independent dramas … Continue reading

‘Blood & Gold’ (2023): A Fistful of Fascism

Directed by: Peter Thorwarth || Produced by: Christian Becker, Pavel Muller, Mark Nolting, Amara Palacios Screenplay by: Stefan Barth || Starring: Robert Maaser, Jordis Triebel, Alexander Scheer, Juri Senft Music by: Jessica de Rooij, Hendrik Nolle || Cinematography: Marc Achenback || Edited by: Knut Hake || Country: Germany || Language: German Running Time: 100 minutes … Continue reading

‘Aguirre, the Wrath of God’ (1972): The Folly of Man

Directed by: Werner Herzog || Produced by: Werner Herzog Screenplay by: Werner Herzog || Starring: Klaus Kinski, Helena Rojo, Del Negro, Ruy Guerra, Peter Berling, Cecilia Rivera, Dany Ades, Armando Polanah Music by: Popol Vuh || Cinematography: Thomas Mauch || Edited by: Beate Mainka-Jellinghaus || Country: West Germany, Mexico, Peru || Language: English, German Running … Continue reading

‘Nosferatu the Vampyre’ (1979): Dracula à la Carte

Directed by: Werner Herzog || Produced by: Michael Gruskoff, Werner Herzog Screenplay by: Werner Herzog || Starring: Klaus Kinski, Isabelle Adjani, Bruno Ganz, Roland Topor, Walter Ladengast Music by: Popol Vuh || Cinematography: Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein || Edited by: Beate Mainka-Jellinghaus || Country: West Germany, France || Language: German, English Running Time: 107 minutes Though vampires … Continue reading

‘Possession’ (1981): Messed Up Beyond All Recognition

Directed by: Andrzej Żuławski || Produced by: Marie-Laure Reyre Screenplay by: Frederic Tuten, Andrzej Żuławski || Starring: Isabelle Adjani, Sam Neill, Margit Carstensen, Heinz Bennent, Johanna Hofer, Carl Duering Music by: Andrzej Korzyński || Cinematography: Bruno Nuytten || Edited by: Marie-Sophi Dubus, Suzanne Lang-Willar || Country: France, West Germany || Language: English Running Time: 124 … Continue reading

‘Run Lola Run’ (1998): The Art of Cause and Effect

Directed by: Tom Tykwer || Produced by: Stefan Arndt Screenplay by: Tom Tykwer || Starring: Franka Potente, Mortiz Bleibtreu, Herbert Knaup, Nina Petri, Joachim Król, Armin Rohde, Heino Ferch, Suzanne von Borsody, Sebastian Schipper Music by: Tom Tykwer, Johnny Klimek, Reinhold Heil || Cinematography: Frank Griebe || Edited by: Mathilde Bonnefoy || Country: Germany || … Continue reading

‘Das Boot’ (1981): Survival at 280 Meters Below

Directed by: Wolfgang Peterson || Produced by: Gunter Rohrbach Screenplay by: Wolfgang Peterson || Starring: Jürgen Prochnow, Herbert Grönemeyer, Klaus Wennemann Music by: Klaus Doldinger || Cinematography: Jost Vacano || Edited by: Hannes Nikel || Country: West Germany || Language: German Running Time: 208 minutes When I was in either my late teens or early … Continue reading

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