Echte Kerle
This 1996 film follows a macho cop who is having problems with his fiancé and ends up living with a gay man named Edgar. He… Read More »Echte Kerle
German film
Die Weiße Rose
This 1982 film is the same story as the more modern Sophie Scholl – the story of the student resistance group, the White Rose, and… Read More »Die Weiße Rose
Die abhandene Welt
This 2015 film with Katja Riemann is one of Margarethe von Trotta’s masterpieces, combining the past with the hearts of today. Tom Beck plays the… Read More »Die abhandene Welt
Die Apothekerin
This 1997 film with German-film-fan favorites Katja Riemann and Jürgen Vogel follows a 30 year old woman looking for love, but has – shall we… Read More »Die Apothekerin
Irre sind männlich
This 2014 film features Fahri Yardim (whom we know from Almanya – Willkommen in Deutschland) as Daniel – a young man with relationship troubles, a… Read More »Irre sind männlich
Oh Boy!
This 2012 film is a tragi-comedy about a university drop-out who is searching for his way in life. Tom Schilling plays the main character, Niko.… Read More »Oh Boy!
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
Such mich nicht
This 2004 film is a thriller about a woman (Anna) who is an assassin who would like to retire. She must complete one last hit… Read More »Such mich nicht
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
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