Sydney Levine
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Vision – From the Life of Hildegard von Bingen
(Vision - Aus dem Leben der Hildegard von Bingen)
The story of Hildegard von Bingen, a Benedictine nun ahead of her time.
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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 Apple TV, Kanopy, Hoopla
Home
Upon returning home from prison, an ex-convict confronts his violent past.
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- Germany, France, Netherlands • 2021
- Director Franka Potente
- Cast Kathy Bates, Jake McLaughlin, Lil Rel Howery, James Jordan, Derek Richardson
- Genre Drama
- Available on fuboTV, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, VUDU Free, Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel, Weltkino
Je Suis Karl
(Je suis Karl)
She joined them before knowing who they truly are.
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- Germany, Czech Republic • 2021
- Director Christian Schwochow
- Cast Luna Wedler, Jannis Niewöhner, Milan Peschel, Edin Hasanović, Anna Fialová, Marlon Boess
- Genre Drama
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Jerichow
Bite the hand that feeds. Kiss the hand that is fed.
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- Germany • 2008
- Director Christian Petzold
- Cast Benno Fürmann, Nina Hoss, Hilmi Sözer, André Hennicke, Claudia Geisler, Marie Gruber
- Genre Drama
- Available on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel, Fandango At Home, Kanopy
Marianne and Juliane
(Die bleierne Zeit)
Two sisters, one a journalist and one a terrorist, fight for women’s civil rights in very different ways.
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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 Kanopy
Lola
A cabaret singer pits a corrupt property developer against the new high-minded and principled building commissioner in postwar Germany.
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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
Aimee & Jaguar
Berlin, 1943. Bombs are falling and the city's Jewish population is in danger. Amidst all the violence, two women find love.
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- Germany • 1999
- Director Max Färberböck
- Cast Maria Schrader, Juliane Köhler, Johanna Wokalek, Heike Makatsch, Elisabeth Degen, Detlev Buck
- Genre Drama, History, Romance
- Available on OVID, Chai Flicks, Kanopy, Hoopla, myfilmfriend
Babylon Berlin
Welcome to the city of sin.
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- Germany • 2017
- Creator Tom Tykwer, Achim von Borries, Henk Handloegten
- Cast Volker Bruch, Liv Lisa Fries, Leonie Benesch, Denis Burgazliev
- Genre Drama
- Available on Amazon Video, Hoopla, MZ Choice Amazon Channel, Mhz Choice
Human Flow
When there is nowhere to go, nowhere is home.
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- Germany, United States, China • 2017
- Director Ai Weiwei
- Cast Boris Cheshirkov, Marin Din Kajdomcaj, Princess Dana Firas of Jordan, Abeer Khalid
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, FlixFling, Kanopy, Hoopla
Into Great Silence
(Die große Stille)
After sixteen years of waiting, Philip Gröning was finally allowed inside a French monastery.
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- France, Switzerland, Germany • 2005
- Director Philip Gröning
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Buena Vista Social Club
In Havana, music isn't a pastime, it's a way of life.
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- Germany, United States, United Kingdom • 1999
- Director Wim Wenders
- Cast Compay Segundo, Eliades Ochoa, Ry Cooder, Joachim Cooder, Ibrahim Ferrer, Omara Portuondo
- Genre Documentary, Music
- Available on Criterion Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
(Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari)
After his friend is found dead, Francis suspects the crazed hypnotist Dr. Caligari and his somnambulist, Casare.
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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 Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
- Available on Screambox, Fandor Amazon Channel, Screambox Amazon Channel, fuboTV, Kino Film Collection, Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Crackle, Fandor, Cineverse, Kanopy, Hoopla, Plex, Public Domain Movies, Cultpix, Plex Channel, JustWatchTV, Darkroom
Nosferatu
(Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens)
A symphony of horror.
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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, Screambox, Screambox Amazon Channel, FlixFling, AMC+ Amazon Channel, Cultpix, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Kino Film Collection, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Crackle, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, VUDU Free, Freevee, Cineverse, Kanopy, Hoopla, Plex, Public Domain Movies, Plex Channel, JustWatchTV, Darkroom
The Worst Person in the World
(Verdens Verste Menneske)
Julie must navigate the troubled waters of her romantic life while struggling to find her career path in contemporary Oslo.
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- Norway • 2021
- Director Joachim Trier
- Cast Renate Reinsve, Anders Danielsen Lie, Herbert Nordrum, Hans Olav Brenner, Helene Bjørnebye, Vidar Sandem
- Genre Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Available on Hulu, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Kanopy
Kiss Me Before It Blows Up
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- Germany, Israel • 2020
- Director Shirel Peleg
- Cast Moran Rosenblatt, Luise Wolfram, Rivka Michaeli, Juliane Köhler, Bernard Schütz, Irit Kaplan
- Genre Comedy, Romance
- Available on Chai Flicks, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Plex, Hoopla
Le Bal
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- France, Italy, Algeria • 1983
- Director Ettore Scola
- Cast Marc Berman, Christophe Allwright, Étienne Guichard, Régis Bouquet, Francesco De Rosa, Arnault Lecarpentier
- Genre Music, Comedy
- Available on No streaming locations found.