Laurens Straub

Führer Ex (2002)

Ingo Hasselbach, whose parents were Communist Party members in East Germany during his childhood, has lived at both ends of the political seesaw. The question of how people reach a change of heart is a profound one; Hasselbach describes the external forces that led ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Winfried Bonengel
CAST:  Christian Blümel  •  Aaron Hildebrand  •  Jule Flierl  •  Harry Baer

Ingo Hasselbach, whose parents were Communist Party members in East Germany during his childhood, has lived at both ends of the political seesaw. The question of how people reach a change of heart is a profound one; Hasselbach describes the external forces that led ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Winfried Bonengel
CAST:  Christian Blümel  •  Aaron Hildebrand  •  Jule Flierl  •  Harry Baer

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DIRECTION:  Laurens Straub  •  Dominik Wessely
CAST:  Rudolf Augstein  •  Heinz Badewitz  •  Hark Bohm  •  Uwe Brandner

Peaceful Days (1984)

In Friedliche Tage, we enter a totalitarian and inhuman society, in which daily life is a series of nightmares and the protagonists search for a utopia of freedom and love.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Blank
CAST:  Richard Beek  •  Beppo Brem  •  Wilfried Klaus  •  Hannelore Schroth

In Friedliche Tage, we enter a totalitarian and inhuman society, in which daily life is a series of nightmares and the protagonists search for a utopia of freedom and love.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Blank
CAST:  Richard Beek  •  Beppo Brem  •  Wilfried Klaus  •  Hannelore Schroth

The Shipwrecker (1984)

Three actors portray scenes from the life of Sterling Hayden, with a particular focus on his appearance before the House Un-American Activities Committee. Inspired by Hayden’s memoir “Wanderer.”  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wolf-Eckart Bühler
CAST:  Burkhard Driest  •  Klaus Emmerich  •  Kristina van Eyck  •  Roger Fritz

Three actors portray scenes from the life of Sterling Hayden, with a particular focus on his appearance before the House Un-American Activities Committee. Inspired by Hayden’s memoir “Wanderer.”  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wolf-Eckart Bühler
CAST:  Burkhard Driest  •  Klaus Emmerich  •  Kristina van Eyck  •  Roger Fritz

Bolero (1985)

Pete is no stranger to success, delivering hit series as a musician in a rock group. When he parts ways with his band and produces his first solo LP, he learns for the first time what a flop means. He did not expect this. He is insecure and desperate, while Lena, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rüdiger Nüchtern
CAST:  Katja Rupé  •  Michael König  •  Maxi Nüchtern  •  Kurt Raab

Pete is no stranger to success, delivering hit series as a musician in a rock group. When he parts ways with his band and produces his first solo LP, he learns for the first time what a flop means. He did not expect this. He is insecure and desperate, while Lena, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rüdiger Nüchtern
CAST:  Katja Rupé  •  Michael König  •  Maxi Nüchtern  •  Kurt Raab

I Am My Films: A Portrait of Werner Herzog (1979)

Interview film with German director Werner Herzog revisiting the films he made up to ca. 1977.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Christian Weisenborn  •  Erwin Keusch
CAST:  Werner Herzog  •  Eva Mattes  •  Wilhelm von Homburg  •  Klaus Kinski

Interview film with German director Werner Herzog revisiting the films he made up to ca. 1977.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Christian Weisenborn  •  Erwin Keusch
CAST:  Werner Herzog  •  Eva Mattes  •  Wilhelm von Homburg  •  Klaus Kinski

Wim Wenders, Desperado (2020)

"Wings Of Desire" and "Buena Vista Social Club", "Paris, Texas" and "The State Of Things": Wim Wenders is considered one of the pioneers of New German Cinema and one of the most important and influential representatives of contemporary cinema. With never before ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eric Friedler
CAST:  Wim Wenders  •  Francis Ford Coppola  •  Willem Dafoe  •  Patti Smith

"Wings Of Desire" and "Buena Vista Social Club", "Paris, Texas" and "The State Of Things": Wim Wenders is considered one of the pioneers of New German Cinema and one of the most important and influential representatives of contemporary cinema. With never before ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eric Friedler
CAST:  Wim Wenders  •  Francis Ford Coppola  •  Willem Dafoe  •  Patti Smith