Tag Archives: German cinema

1989 seen from 1982 (film: Kamikaze 89 – Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1982)

Posted on April 20, 2020 by admin

What kind of movie is ‘Kamikaze 89‘? Science fiction? Dystopia? It is definitely a special film from many points of view. The film is directed by Wolf Gremm (who is also a co-screenwriter), one of the well-known directors of the … Continue reading →

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the odd father and daughter couple (film: Toni Erdman – Maren Ade, 2016)

Posted on April 3, 2020 by admin

It took four years after the premiere and a pandemic to came over the world for me to get to see ‘Toni Erdmann‘, the German film written and directed in 2016 by Maren Ade, a film that surprised the film … Continue reading →

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roots of evil (Film: Coup de Grâce – Volker Schlöndorff, 1976)

Posted on March 5, 2020 by admin

‘Coup de Grâce‘ by the German director Volker Schlöndorff owes its title in French to the fact that it adapts for the screen the novel with the same name of the French writer Marguerite Yourcenar. The German title is ‘Der … Continue reading →

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blowing up the border between fiction and reality (Film: Circle of Deceit / Die Fälschung – Volker Schlöndorff, 1981

Posted on March 1, 2020 by admin

Good war movies are all anti-war movies. ‘Circle of Deceit‘ (the original German title is ‘Die Fälschung‘) released on screen in 1981 confirms this. The film occupies a special place in the creation of the German director Volker Schlöndorff. It … Continue reading →

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the small wheels of history (Film: The Legend of Rita / Die Stille nach dem Schuß – Volker Schlöndorff, 2000)

Posted on February 22, 2020 by admin

The second half of last year meant for many, especially for those of us who lived in the half of Europe which fell under the control of the communist dictatorships imposed by the former Soviet Union, the 30th anniversary of … Continue reading →

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past, present, future (Film: Cloud Atlas – the Wackowskis and Tom Tykwer, 2012)

Posted on February 19, 2020 by admin

‘Cloud Atlas’ is one of those films that challanges critics and movie lovers by refusing categorizations. Historical fresco? Philosophical film? Science fiction? Art movie? Mega-production with mega-stars in distribution? ‘Cloud Atlas’, made in 2012 by The Wachowskis and the formidable … Continue reading →

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flying to freedom (Film: Balloon – Michael Herbig, 2018)

Posted on December 4, 2019 by admin

I believe that movies like ‘Balloon‘ are very necessary. 30 years since passed the Iron Curtain and the Berlin Wall fell down and the the communist governments in Eastern Europe collapsed. A whole generation was born after this period, grew … Continue reading →

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Love Story 2018 (Film: 303 – Hans Weingartner, 2018)

Posted on April 4, 2019 by admin

The local cinematheque was host last night to the Austrian director Hans Weingartner, the author of the lovely film ‘303‘, who after the projection entertained a dialog with the film critic Yael Shuv. ‘303‘ is a movie of a kind … Continue reading →

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three films in one (Film: Der Stand der Dinge – Wim Wenders, 1982)

Posted on February 28, 2019 by admin

The Wim Wenders retrospective at our local cinematheque ended with one of the most interesting films of the German director. ‘Der Stand der Dinge‘ (the English title is ‘The State of Things‘) is very representative for his career, including many … Continue reading →

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goodbye Mr. Hopper, goodbye Mr. Ganz (Film: The American Friend – Wim Wenders, 1977)

Posted on February 21, 2019 by admin

Both of them were formidable actors. Dennis Hopper left us in 2010. Bruno Ganz followed him a few days ago. Coincidentally, the retrospective of Wim Wenders‘ films at our local cinematheque featured the wonderful film ‘The American Friend‘, which brought … Continue reading →

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