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Pic of the Week

Luisa, a freshman law student, joins the local anti-facist organization. As she comes into her own political awakening, she finds the group split along ideological and practical lines about how to best fight the resurgent neo-Nazi movement – with peaceful protest or through more violent measures.

Available on Netflix

Spotlight: Barbara Sukowa

Voyager

Volker Schlöndorff

1991 France, Germany, Greece

Fate keeps sending an engineer named Walter Faber towards chance moments that cause him to ponder his life. After surviving a plane crash, dealing with the death of an old friend, and ending his long-term relationship, he wishes to start a new life while aboard a ship to Paris. There he meets a young woman, who he strikes up a relationship with.

Available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Video, Tubi TV, Popcornflix, Kanopy

Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe

Maria Schrader

2016 Austria, Germany, France

Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe
(Vor der Morgenröte)

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Austria, Germany, France • 2016
Director Maria Schrader
Cast Josef Hader, Barbara Sukowa, Aenne Schwarz, Matthias Brandt, Charly Hübner
Genre Drama, History
Available on OVID, Apple iTunes, Kanopy

In 1936, the Jewish writer Stefan Zweig flees Nazi Germany for Brazil, and falls in love with a new country.

Marianne and Juliane

Margarethe von Trotta

1981 West Germany

Marianne and Juliane
(Die bleierne Zeit)

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West Germany • 1981
Director Margarethe von Trotta
Cast Jutta Lampe, Barbara Sukowa, Julia Biedermann, Ina Robinski, Rüdiger Vogler, Doris Schade
Genre Drama
Available on Criterion Channel

Two sisters, one a journalist and one a terrorist, fight for women’s civil rights in very different ways.

Lola

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

1981 West Germany

Lola

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West Germany • 1981
Director Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Cast Barbara Sukowa, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Mario Adorf, Matthias Fuchs, Helga Feddersen, Karin Baal
Genre Drama, Romance
Available on Criterion Channel, HBO Max

A cabaret singer pits a corrupt property developer against the new high-minded and principled building commissioner in postwar Germany.

Vision – From the Life of Hildegard von Bingen

Margarethe von Trotta

2009 Germany, France

Vision – From the Life of Hildegard von Bingen
(Vision - Aus dem Leben der Hildegard von Bingen)

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Germany, France • 2009
Director Margarethe von Trotta
Cast Barbara Sukowa, Heino Ferch, Hannah Herzsprung, Devid Striesow, Sunnyi Melles, Lena Stolze
Genre Drama
Available on Fandor, Fandor Amazon Channel, Hoopla, Criterion Channel, Apple iTunes, Kanopy

The story of Hildegard von Bingen, a Benedictine nun ahead of her time.

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Reconciliation

Go for Zucker

Dani Levy

2004 Germany

When Zucker's mother dies, her will mandates that her children must observe Shiv'ah according to Jewish tradition in order to inherit her estate. This dark comedy follows Zucker as he attempts to reconnect with an identity he left behind as well as settle his gambling debts, detailing the ironies of Jewish life in modern day Germany.

Available on Fandor, Fandor Amazon Channel, Kanopy

Crescendo

Dror Zahavi

2020 Germany

Crescendo

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Germany • 2020
Director Dror Zahavi
Cast Peter Simonischek, Götz Otto, Mehdi Meskar, Bibiana Beglau
Genre Drama, Music
Available on Chai Flicks, Apple iTunes, Kanopy

World-famous conductor Eduard Sporck accepts the job to create an Israeli-Palestinian youth orchestra.

The Keeper

Marcus H. Rosenmüller

2018 Germany, United Kingdom

The Keeper
(Trautmann)

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Germany, United Kingdom • 2018
Director Marcus H. Rosenmüller
Cast David Kross, Freya Mavor, John Henshaw, Gary Lewis, Harry Melling, Michael Socha
Genre Drama, History, War
Available on Chai Flicks, Spectrum On Demand, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy

A former Nazi becomes a British hero when he finds he excels at soccer.

SEE ALL — Reconciliation ▷

German Shooting Star: Albrecht Schuch

Atlas

David Nawrath

2018 Germany

Former weightlifter Walter works for a debt collection agency, moving out the possessions of forcefully evicted tenants. When he recognizes his estranged son during one his jobs, he must confront his dangerous employers as well as his own past in order to help his son.

Available on Amazon Video

System Crasher

Nora Fingscheidt

2019 Germany

System Crasher
(Systemsprenger)

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Germany • 2019
Director Nora Fingscheidt
Cast Helena Zengel, Albrecht Schuch, Gabriela Maria Schmeide, Lisa Hagmeister, Maryam Zaree, Melanie Straub
Genre Drama
Available on Netflix

Too young for psychiatric treatment, too aggressive to stay in foster care: where can this little girl go?

Bad Banks

Christian Schwochow

2018 Germany, Luxembourg

Bad Banks

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Germany, Luxembourg • 2018
Creator Christian Schwochow
Cast Paula Beer, Barry Atsma, Désirée Nosbusch, Albrecht Schuch, Mai Duong Kieu, Tobias Moretti
Genre Crime, Drama
Available on Hulu

In the world of corporate banking, there is no such thing as clean money.

SEE ALL — German Shooting Star: Albrecht Schuch ▷

Female Power: Sandra Hüller

Above Us Only Sky

Jan Schomburg

2011 Germany

After the loss of her beloved husband Paul, high-school teacher Martha is sent on a downward spiral as her seemingly happy relationship is slowly revealed to be a sham. Left to deal with the fallout, Martha questions just how much she really knew about her late lover as she enters into a relationship with a new man.

Available on realeyz

Suck Me Shakespeer 3

Bora Dağtekin

2017 Germany

Suck Me Shakespeer 3
(Fack ju Göhte 3)

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Germany • 2017
Director Bora Dağtekin
Cast Elyas M’Barek, Katja Riemann, Jella Haase, Sandra Hüller, Max von der Groeben, Uschi Glas
Genre Comedy
Available on Pantaflix

A high-school teacher and his wild students .vs. the German education system.

Requiem

Hans-Christian Schmid

2006 Germany

Requiem

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Germany • 2006
Director Hans-Christian Schmid
Cast Sandra Hüller, Burghart Klaußner, Imogen Kogge, Friederike Adolph, Anna Blomeier, Nicholas Reinke
Genre Drama, Horror
Available on Apple iTunes

She claimed she was possessed. There was no way to know for sure.

In the Aisles

Thomas Stuber

2018 Germany

In the Aisles
(In den Gängen)

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Germany • 2018
Director Thomas Stuber
Cast Sandra Hüller, Franz Rogowski, Peter Kurth, Henning Peker, Ramona Kunze-Libnow, Sascha Nathan
Genre Drama
Available on OVID, Apple iTunes, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, FandangoNOW, YouTube, Kanopy

Coworkers flirt over coffee in this supermarket drama.

Sleep

Michael Venus

2020 Germany

Sleep
(Schlaf)

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Germany • 2020
Director Michael Venus
Cast Gro Swantje Kohlhof, Sandra Hüller, August Schmölzer, Marion Kracht, Agata Buzek
Genre Horror
Available on Filmforum, Nwfilmforum

A young woman discovers that a family secret might be to blame when her nightmares began to come true.

Pinocchio

Anna Justice

2013 Germany

Pinocchio

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Germany • 2013
Director Anna Justice
Cast Mario Adorf, Ulrich Tukur, Inka Friedrich, Benjamin Sadler, Sandra Hüller, Florian Lukas
Genre Animation, Drama, Fantasy
Available on Apple iTunes, Amazon Video, YouTube

A living puppet, with the help of a cricket as his conscience, must prove himself worthy to become a real boy.

Toni Erdmann

Maren Ade

2016 Germany, Austria, Monaco

Toni Erdmann

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Germany, Austria, Monaco • 2016
Director Maren Ade
Cast Sandra Hüller, Peter Simonischek, Michael Wittenborn, Thomas Loibl, Trystan Pütter, Ingrid Bisu
Genre Comedy, Drama
Available on Apple iTunes, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, FandangoNOW, Google Play Movies, YouTube, DIRECTV

What do you find worth living for?

SEE ALL — Female Power: Sandra Hüller ▷

German Angst

M

Fritz Lang

1931 Germany

A serial killer who preys on children becomes the focus of a massive Berlin police manhunt. His crimes are so repellent that he is even targeted by others in the city’s seedy underworld network. With both cops and criminals in pursuit, the murderer soon realizes people are on his trail, sending him into a panicked escape from justice.

Available on Criterion Channel, HBO Max, Classix, Apple iTunes, Vudu, Amazon Video, Pantaflix, Kanopy, Plex

The College Girl Murders

Alfred Vohrer

1967 West Germany

The College Girl Murders
(Edgar Wallace - Der Mönch mit der Peitsche)

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West Germany • 1967
Director Alfred Vohrer
Cast Joachim Fuchsberger, Uschi Glas, Konrad Georg, Grit Boettcher, Tilly Lauenstein
Genre Crime, Thriller
Available on Amazon Video, Tubi TV, Pluto TV

Scotland Yard pursue a hooded serial killer who murders his victims with acid and poison gas.

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

Robert Wiene

1920 Germany

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
(Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari)

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Germany • 1920
Director Robert Wiene
Cast Werner Krauss, Conrad Veidt, Friedrich Fehér, Lil Dagover, Hans Heinrich von Twardowski, Rudolf Lettinger
Genre Drama, Horror, Thriller, Crime
Available on Amazon Prime Video, Shudder, Screambox, Hoopla, Classix, DIRECTV, Apple iTunes, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Tubi TV, Redbox, Kanopy

After his friend is found dead, Francis suspects the crazed hypnotist Dr. Caligari and his somnambulist, Casare.

Hagazussa

Lukas Feigelfeld

2018 Germany, Austria

Hagazussa

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Germany, Austria • 2018
Director Lukas Feigelfeld
Cast Aleksandra Cwen, Claudia Martini, Tanja Petrovsky, Haymon Maria Buttinger
Genre Horror, Drama, Fantasy
Available on Mubi, Shudder, Mubi Amazon Channel, Shudder Amazon Channel, Hoopla, AMC Plus, DIRECTV, Apple iTunes, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, FandangoNOW, YouTube, Kanopy

A Heathen's Curse.

Anatomy 2

Stefan Ruzowitzky

2003 Germany

Anatomy 2
(Anatomie 2)

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Germany • 2003
Director Stefan Ruzowitzky
Cast Barnaby Metschurat, Herbert Knaup, Heike Makatsch, Roman Knizka, Wotan Wilke Möhring, Franka Potente
Genre Horror, Thriller
Available on Apple iTunes, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, FandangoNOW, YouTube, DIRECTV

A new experiment in terror...

The Fellowship of the Frog

Harald Reinl

1959 Denmark, West Germany

The Fellowship of the Frog
(Edgar Wallace - Der Frosch mit der Maske)

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Denmark, West Germany • 1959
Director Harald Reinl
Cast Joachim Fuchsberger, Siegfried Lowitz, Eddi Arent, Elfie von Kalckreuth, Walter Wilz, Carl Lange
Genre Crime, Thriller
Available on Amazon Video

Based on the novel by Edgar Wallace’s, authorities investigate a criminal gang led by a man in a frog mask.

The Silence

Baran bo Odar

2010 Germany

The Silence
(Das letzte Schweigen)

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Germany • 2010
Director Baran bo Odar
Cast Ulrich Thomsen, Wotan Wilke Möhring, Katrin Sass, Sebastian Blomberg, Burghart Klaußner, Oliver Stokowski
Genre Crime, Thriller
Available on Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Tubi TV, Popcornflix, Kanopy

13-year-old Sinikka vanishes on a hot summer night, in the same spot where a girl was killed 23 years ago.

The Curse of the Yellow Snake

Franz Josef Gottlieb

1963 West Germany

The Curse of the Yellow Snake
(Edgar Wallace - Der Fluch der gelben Schlange)

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West Germany • 1963
Director Franz Josef Gottlieb
Cast Joachim Fuchsberger, Brigitte Grothum, Pinkas Braun, Doris Kirchner, Charles Regnier
Genre Thriller, Crime
Available on Amazon Video

The theft of a Chinese icon sparks a battle between the authorities and a group of underground fanatics.

Ever After

Carolina Hellsgård

2019 Germany

Ever After
(Endzeit)

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Germany • 2019
Director Carolina Hellsgård
Cast Gro Swantje Kohlhof, Maja Lehrer, Trine Dyrholm, Yûho Yamashita, Barbara Philipp
Genre Horror
Available on Amazon Prime Video, Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel, FlixFling, AMC Plus, Apple iTunes, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Tubi TV

A classic female buddy movie. With zombies.

Anatomy

Stefan Ruzowitzky

2000 Germany

Anatomy
(Anatomie)

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Germany • 2000
Director Stefan Ruzowitzky
Cast Franka Potente, Benno Fürmann, Anna Loos, Oliver Wnuk, Sebastian Blomberg, Holger Speckhahn
Genre Horror, Thriller
Available on Apple iTunes, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, FandangoNOW, Google Play Movies, YouTube

Some study. Some are studied.

Fear of Fear

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

1975 West Germany

Fear of Fear
(Angst vor der Angst)

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West Germany • 1975
Director Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Cast Margit Carstensen, Ulrich Faulhaber, Brigitte Mira, Irm Hermann, Armin Meier, Kurt Raab
Genre Drama
Available on Criterion Channel

After having her second child, a German housewife suffers from post-partum depression.

The Terrible People

Harald Reinl

1960 West Germany

The Terrible People
(Edgar Wallace - Die Bande des Schreckens)

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West Germany • 1960
Director Harald Reinl
Cast Joachim Fuchsberger, Karin Dor, Elisabeth Flickenschildt, Karl-Georg Saebisch, Eddi Arent, Ernst Fritz Fürbringer
Genre Comedy, Crime, Drama
Available on Amazon Video

The ghost of a hanged man seeks revenge.

Nosferatu

F.W. Murnau

1922 Germany

Nosferatu
(Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens)

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Germany • 1922
Director F.W. Murnau
Cast Max Schreck, Gustav von Wangenheim, Greta Schröder, Alexander Granach, Georg H. Schnell, Ruth Landshoff
Genre Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Available on Amazon Prime Video, Mubi, Shudder, Screambox, Shudder Amazon Channel, Hoopla, FlixFling, Classix, AMC Plus, DIRECTV, Apple iTunes, Vudu, Amazon Video, FandangoNOW, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Alamo on Demand, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Redbox, Kanopy, Plex

A symphony of horror.

Whispers Behind the Wall

Grzegorz Muskala

2013 Germany

Whispers Behind the Wall
(Die Frau hinter der Wand)

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Germany • 2013
Director Grzegorz Muskala
Cast Vincent Redetzki, Katharina Heyer, Florian Panzner, Robert Stadlober, Nikolai Kinski, Petra Zieser
Genre Thriller, TV Movie
Available on Amazon Prime Video, realeyz, Amazon Video, YouTube

First love can be horrific...

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Pic of the Week

And Tomorrow the Entire World

Julia von Heinz

2020 Germany

Spotlight: Barbara Sukowa

Voyager

Volker Schlöndorff

1991 France, Germany, Greece

Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe

2016 Austria, Germany, France

Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe(Vor der Morgenröte)

Marianne and Juliane

1981 West Germany

Marianne and Juliane(Die bleierne Zeit)

Lola

1981 West Germany

Lola

Vision – From the Life of Hildegard von Bingen

2009 Germany, France

Vision – From the Life of Hildegard von Bingen(Vision - Aus dem Leben der Hildegard von Bingen)

Reconciliation

Go for Zucker

Dani Levy

2004 Germany

Crescendo

2020 Germany

Crescendo

The Keeper

2018 Germany, United Kingdom

The Keeper(Trautmann)

German Shooting Star: Albrecht Schuch

Atlas

David Nawrath

2018 Germany

System Crasher

2019 Germany

System Crasher(Systemsprenger)

Bad Banks

2018 Germany, Luxembourg

Bad Banks

Female Power: Sandra Hüller

Above Us Only Sky

Jan Schomburg

2011 Germany

Suck Me Shakespeer 3

2017 Germany

Suck Me Shakespeer 3(Fack ju Göhte 3)

Requiem

2006 Germany

Requiem

In the Aisles

2018 Germany

In the Aisles(In den Gängen)

Sleep

2020 Germany

Sleep(Schlaf)

Pinocchio

2013 Germany

Pinocchio

Toni Erdmann

2016 Germany, Austria, Monaco

Toni Erdmann

German Angst

M

Fritz Lang

1931 Germany

The College Girl Murders

1967 West Germany

The College Girl Murders(Edgar Wallace - Der Mönch mit der Peitsche)

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

1920 Germany

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari(Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari)

Hagazussa

2018 Germany, Austria

Hagazussa

Anatomy 2

2003 Germany

Anatomy 2(Anatomie 2)

Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe
(Vor der Morgenröte)

Marianne and Juliane
(Die bleierne Zeit)

Vision – From the Life of Hildegard von Bingen
(Vision - Aus dem Leben der Hildegard von Bingen)

The Keeper
(Trautmann)

System Crasher
(Systemsprenger)

Suck Me Shakespeer 3
(Fack ju Göhte 3)

In the Aisles
(In den Gängen)

Sleep
(Schlaf)

The College Girl Murders
(Edgar Wallace - Der Mönch mit der Peitsche)

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
(Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari)

Anatomy 2
(Anatomie 2)

The Fellowship of the Frog
(Edgar Wallace - Der Frosch mit der Maske)

The Silence
(Das letzte Schweigen)

The Curse of the Yellow Snake
(Edgar Wallace - Der Fluch der gelben Schlange)

Ever After
(Endzeit)

Anatomy
(Anatomie)

Fear of Fear
(Angst vor der Angst)

The Terrible People
(Edgar Wallace - Die Bande des Schreckens)

Nosferatu
(Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens)

Whispers Behind the Wall
(Die Frau hinter der Wand)