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When honour is your only possession – “Die verlorene Ehre der Katharina Blum” [W.Germany 1975]

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- It’s Neuer Deutscher Film time..!
And I’ll start the filmography of Volker Schlöndorff – one of the important directors of New German Cinema, not with his Oscar-winning Die Blechtrommel (that comes later), but a slightly lesser known, but equally … Continue reading

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Katja Riemann in Ich bin die Andere [2006 Germany]

Pin it!As director and writer, Margarethe von Trotta is known for her female-centric films giving an intimate portrait of their aspirations and relationships from a feminine point-of-view. Until recently however, I’d only been aware of her as an actress – … Continue reading

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Marina Anna Eich & Julia Jaschke in “Die Wahrheit der Lüge” [2011 Germany]

Pin it!After the wacky and outrageous Engel mit schmutzigen Flügeln, Roland Reber returns to his pet theme of forcing people into unnatural surroundings and watching them respond. His eagerly anticipated “Die Wahrheit der Lüge” [Eng. Title: The Truth of Lie] … Continue reading

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Lena Stolze in “Das schreckliche Mädchen” [1990 W.Germany]

Pin it!I haven’t had the opportunity to see the other works of Michael Verhoeven, but his 1990 comedy drama, “Das schreckliche Mädchen” [Eng. Title: The Nasty Girl], co-produced with his wife and actress Senta Berger, won BAFTA award for the … Continue reading

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Petra Schmidt-Schaller in “Sommer in Orange” [2011 Germany]

Pin it!Marcus Hausham Rosenmüller’s “Sommer in Orange” [Eng. Title: My Life in Orange] is a breezy little comedy of clashing cultures.
Set in the early eighties, the film is about a commune of the Bhagwan Rajneesh cult establishing itself in an … Continue reading

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