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1) Vampyr
Language
Deutsch
Description
A subtle, disturbing version of the vampire legend. A young man attempts to find and kill a vampire that has assumed the form of an old woman.
2) Amour fou
Series
Film Movement volume 13, film 9
Language
Deutsch
Description
Forever under-appreciated and melancholy, Heinrich is a young poet in Romantic Era Berlin who determines his best way out of despair is to end it all, and he sets about finding a woman to join him in his predetermined departure. Recently diagnosed with a terminal illness, the well-off but unremarkable Henrietta, fascinated by Heinrich's controversial "The Marquise of O," finds his offer intriguing, if a bit strange.
Language
Deutsch
Description
At the end of WWII, 60 minutes of raw film in an East German archive was discovered. Shot by the Nazis in Warsaw in May of 1942, the film became a resource for historians seeking an authentic record of the Warsaw Ghetto. The later discovery of a long-missing reel, including multiple takes and cameramen staging scenes, complicated earlier readings of the footage. Presented is the raw footage in its entirety, falsely showing the 'good life' of Jewish...
Series
Language
Deutsch
Description
Leni inherits the family circus after her father is killed while practicing a difficult act. Feeling that small-time carnivals are on their way out, she updates the show by turning it into a 'reform circus,' which consists of socially relevant entertainment. Unfortunately, it fails to attract customers, and her circus goes bankrupt -- twice.
Language
Deutsch
Description
Gasherbrum, der leuchtende Berg = The dark glow of the mountains: Portrait of mountain climber Reinhold Messner.
Ballade vom kleinen Soldaten = Ballad of the little soldier: Portrait of Nicaragua's Miskito Indian tribe who were persecuted by the Somoza regime and then fought the Sandinistas with guerrilla units composed largely of children.
Massnahmen gegen Fanatiker = Precautions against fanatics: Fake-documentary short involving German celebrities...