Die Vampirschwestern is a series of German films with a target audience around the pre-teen ages. They include interesting cultural observations (the family moving from Transylvania gets to know the general cultural experiences, which includes quite the comedy of errors along the way, especially in the first film.
Beyond the cultural observations that take place mostly in the first movie, these films don’t have any other obvious educational purpose in the German classroom, except that they are authentic films and therefore more appropriate in programs leading to the AP exam.
Some actors in this series are among those we’ll hear from often. Stipe Erceg, who plays the father in this series, was born in Croatia (then Yugoslavia) and raised in Germany, is in many recent films. Perhaps most notably among them die Baader-Meinhof Complex and The Edukators. Christine Paul, the mother in the series, has been in notable films such as die Welle and im Juli. Michael Kessler, who is the family’s German neighbor throughout the series, is a well-known German comedian, who has been active in German film and television for a few decades now. Er ist wieder da and freche Mädchen may be among his most recent hits. His first film was Manta Manta, released in 1991 and starring Til Schweiger.
This film is not rated in the U.S., but is rated 0 (no restrictions) in Germany. This film would likely fit the PG rating in the US, which some scenes that may scare very small children, but enjoyable for school-aged kids.