Erledigung einer Sache
This 2014 short film, currently available on Amazon, deals with hard family situations. One actress may be especially familiar to viewers – Nina Petri played… Read More »Erledigung einer Sache
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Homework
This 2016 short film, currently on Amazon, shows a father helping his child with their homework. The father is an exotic dancer, which we see… Read More »Homework
Eine gute Geschichte
This 2013 short film, available on Amazon, is not in IMDB. It centers around a story of WWII. Bargaining language with money and formal commands… Read More »Eine gute Geschichte
Vor deiner Tür
This 2015 short film is the inner thoughts of a man and woman as they prepare to meet each other. This film includes several topics… Read More »Vor deiner Tür
Das Fischer
Although not in IMDB, this 2017 short film, billed as a “comedy, sports, western” film, is available on Amazon currently. We see a German man… Read More »Das Fischer
Kennen wir uns?
This 2019 short film, currently available on Amazon, is a drama. Although not the main character in this one, Mira Benser, who plays the main… Read More »Kennen wir uns?
Milch & Zucker
This 2018 short film (available on Amazon) is a drama focused on the first meeting of a daughter and her biological father, who put her… Read More »Milch & Zucker
Etage X
This 2016 short film was released first in Switzerland, although it is a German production. It centers around two women stuck in an elevator together.… Read More »Etage X
3 Türken und ein Baby
This 2015 comedy is currently available on Netflix! Ekram Bora (AKA the Türkish-German rapper Eko Fresh as well as Elektro Eko) plays one of the… Read More »3 Türken und ein Baby
Flucht nach Berlin
This 1961 drama-thriller, currently available on Amazon, was a West German production centering around farmers leaving East Germany to flee the collectivization that was taking… Read More »Flucht nach Berlin
Willkommen bei den Hartmanns
This 2016 Drama-Comedy is already well-known by German teachers across the states. With a central theme of immigration, this film lends itself well to the… Read More »Willkommen bei den Hartmanns
Das Rad
This 2001 German short film is currently available on Amazon prime. This film uses stop motion. One of the voices is done by a voice… Read More »Das Rad
Speechless
This 2016 short film is currently available on Amazon Prime. It features Heike Makatsch, who we know from films such as Hui Buh, Tom Sawyer,… Read More »Speechless
Die fruchtbaren Jahren sind vorbei
This 2019 comedy is in Swiss German and revolves around conception and birthing as a woman in her 30s. German teachers don’t often have a… Read More »Die fruchtbaren Jahren sind vorbei
Sommer des Falken
This 1988 German film, filmed in Südtirol, Italy, is an adventure film. Perfect setting for an adventure, really! Most of the actors in this film… Read More »Sommer des Falken
Flussfahrt mit Huhn
This 1984 family adventure film focuses on familial relationships of children and the adventures they have up near the North Sea. Most of the actors… Read More »Flussfahrt mit Huhn
Fips, der Affe
On the same DVD with Max und Moritz, Der Struwwelpeter, and Plisch und Plum, this Wilhelm Busch short story has much more explicit racism than… Read More »Fips, der Affe
Plisch und Plum
This Wilhelm Busch work, read by the narrator Helmut Hansen, may be less well-known than Max und Moritz or Struwwelpeter, but popular enough to have… Read More »Plisch und Plum
Max und Moritz
This simple audio-film uses the images from Wilhelm Busch’s Max und Moritz to tell the story. For those less familiar with the book, some of… Read More »Max und Moritz
Struwwelpeter
This audio-film uses images from Wilhelm Busch’s Struwwelpeter exclusively. It goes through each short story with a musical clip and a collage of images from… Read More »Struwwelpeter
Frau im Mond
This 1929 Fritz Lang film, written by his then-wife Thea von Harbou, was banned by the Nazis in 1937 due to a prop – the… Read More »Frau im Mond
Mahlzeit DDR
This 2003 documentary discusses the common problems of food shortages during the DDR era. It includes footage of propaganda films and ads from East Germany.… Read More »Mahlzeit DDR
Kein Bund fürs Leben
This 2007 comedy features Franz Dinda, Florian Lukas, and Axel Stein in a series of unfortunate events that brings a young high school graduate into… Read More »Kein Bund fürs Leben
Der Besuch der alten Dame (2008)
Friedrich Dürrenmatt’s Der Besuch der alten Dame has been filmed a few times throughout film history, dating back to the early years of the star… Read More »Der Besuch der alten Dame (2008)
Nach Fünf im Urwald
This early Franka Potente film (1995) is a classic rom-com, focused on the issues of teenagers. This was Potente’s first professional film. Alongside Franka Potente… Read More »Nach Fünf im Urwald