Vitus
This 2006 film has long since become a popular one among German teachers, largely due to its PG rating. It is a Swiss film, which… Read More »Vitus
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Herz aus Glas
This 1976 Werner Herzog film is centered in a small village (and as such, some dialect and heavier accents are used), where the secret of… Read More »Herz aus Glas
Falco: verdammt, wir leben noch
This 2008 film is based on the life of Austrian Falco (AKA Johann Hölzel). The film begins in English, in the Dominican Republic, where Falco… Read More »Falco: verdammt, wir leben noch
Mein bester Feind
This 2011 film is a dark comedy war film, starring Moritz Bleibtreu and Georg Friedrich. It wasn’t released in the US until 2013. In this… Read More »Mein bester Feind
Kings of Kallstadt
This documentary-comedy was released in 2014 and talks about the family histories of Donald Trump and the Heinz Ketchup dynasty, and the modern-day culture of… Read More »Kings of Kallstadt
Winterkartoffelknödel
This 2014 film is the second in so far five crime-comedies. It is set in a generic Bavarian village, and as such includes dialect. Potential… Read More »Winterkartoffelknödel
Bergkristall
Released in 2004, this film began as a novella by Austrian author Adalbert Stifter in 1845. The story begins in a winter storm during the… Read More »Bergkristall
Go Trabi Go, 1 and 2
The first film was released in 1991, shortly after the fall of the Wall. The first film explores the cultural differences between East Germans and… Read More »Go Trabi Go, 1 and 2
Tannöd
This 2009 film is an interesting suspense/mystery. We hear the difference in the ways of speech between generations, which is in itself an intriguing study.… Read More »Tannöd
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