Gegen die Wand
Gegen die Wand, released in 2004, is a film that deals with cultural expectations, addictions, and other (bad) coping devices. In other words, right away… Read More »Gegen die Wand
German film
Die verlorene Ehre der Katharina Blum
This film version of the Heinrich Böll novel, published only a year before the film was released. It is also the directorial debut of Margarethe… Read More »Die verlorene Ehre der Katharina Blum
(T)Raumschiff Surprise
Released in 2004, this Star Trek/Star Wars/ all things Sci-fi spoof is enjoyable for most Sci-fi nerds like myself. The idea for this film started… Read More »(T)Raumschiff Surprise
Jetzt oder nie – Zeit ist Geld
Jetzt oder nie: Zeit ist Geld, otherwise known to my students as “old ladies robbing banks,” is a drama-comedy released in 2000. There are serious… Read More »Jetzt oder nie – Zeit ist Geld
Die göttliche Ordnung
This 2017 film deals with the issue of women’s rights, 1971 in a village in Switzerland. We see some comparison throughout the world and in… Read More »Die göttliche Ordnung
Honig im Kopf
Haven’t gotten enough Til Schweiger posts yet? Good, because here’s another. And this one also features his daughter, Emma, and son Valentin (credited here as… Read More »Honig im Kopf
Ebbie’s Bluff
Another one of Til Schweiger’s early films, the beginning of this 1993 film might be interesting for boxing fans. Beyond that, however, we find a… Read More »Ebbie’s Bluff
Lili Marleen
This 1981 film, directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, is a West German production, but several of the actors are speaking other languages and then are… Read More »Lili Marleen
Frau Ella
Matthias Schweighöfer plays a taxi driver in this 2013 film who has some major life issues come up as we come in. Frau Ella is… Read More »Frau Ella
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
Die wilden Hühner und das Leben
Please note: there are three wilden Hühner films. This post focuses on the final one, released in 2009. This film transitions our main characters into… Read More »Die wilden Hühner und das Leben
Bandits
This 1997 film with Katja Riemann (not to be confused by the 2001 movie of the same name but featuring Bruce Willis) had been my… Read More »Bandits
Der Staat gegen Fritz Bauer
Based on the true story of the man who brought Eichmann to justice, this 2015 film touches on the personal as well as professional life… Read More »Der Staat gegen Fritz Bauer
Metropolis
Metropolis is a movie way ahead of its time. One might even say many of the ideas are advanced today. It is a Sci-fi silent… Read More »Metropolis
Anatomie (1 and 2)
Anatomie is an awesome thriller dealing with medical school, secret societies, and, well, anatomy. There is nudity, though the nudity in most scenes it is… Read More »Anatomie (1 and 2)
Lola rennt
Lola rennt was originally released in 1998, which means the first time I watched it, it was newly released while I was an exchange student… Read More »Lola rennt
Wir sind die neuen
A film about adults who had been college roommates coming back together because they can’t afford their own places, and others don’t want them. They… Read More »Wir sind die neuen
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
Allein gegen die Zeit
This is a film version, released in 2016, of a TV show that ran from 2010-2012. Interestingly, they were able to use much of the… Read More »Allein gegen die Zeit
Rosenstraße
Released in 2003, this film is great for anyone who is interested in the history of World War II. It is the story of Christian… Read More »Rosenstraße
Das doppelte Lottchen
This 2017 version of the Erich Kästner classic book is already a German teacher favourite. For those who don’t know the story, it’s a “Parent… Read More »Das doppelte Lottchen
Auschwitz
This 2011 film, directed by Uwe Boll, shows the horror of the concentration camps, without the “special people” or “saviour” that shows up in most… Read More »Auschwitz
Joyeux Noel
Merry Christmas takes place during World War I. The movie is done in German, French, and English (Scottish accents), allowing each of the sides to… Read More »Joyeux Noel
Tom Sawyer
Released in 2011, this is a German adaptation of the famous Mark Twain novel, so most of you don’t need a plot summary… I would… Read More »Tom Sawyer