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Music. by Schanelec, Angela,film director.; Bonitzer, Agathe,actor.; Schneider, Aliocha,actor.; Xafis, Argyris,actor.; Triantafyllidou, Marisha,actor.; Michael, Wolfgang,actor.; Cinema Guild (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Agathe Bonitzer, Aliocha Schneider, Argyris Xafis, Marisha Triantafyllidou, Wolfgang MichaelOriginally produced by Cinema Guild in 2023.A quietly colossal achievement from one of contemporary cinema's preeminent imagemakers. Abandoned at birth in the Greek mountains on a stormy night, Jon is taken in and adopted, without having known his father or mother. As a young man, he meets Iro, a warden in the prison where he is incarcerated after a deadly tragic accident. She seems to seek out his presence, takes care of him, records music for him. Jon’s eyesight begins to fail … From then on, for every loss he suffers, he will gain something in return. Thus, in spite of going blind, he will live his life more fully than ever. Freely inspired by the story of Oedipus, Angela Schanelec's latest is as terrifying as myth and as gentle as a folk song.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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Banquet for Achilles. by Gräf, Roland,film director.; Grube-Deister, Elsa,actor.; Geschonneck, Erwin,actor.; Delmare, Fred,actor.; Wachowiak, Jutta,actor.; Lubosch, Ute,actor.; DEFA Film Library (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Elsa Grube-Deister, Erwin Geschonneck, Fred Delmare, Jutta Wachowiak, Ute LuboschOriginally produced by DEFA Film Library in 1975.Karl Achilles has worked at the Bitterfeld chemical combine for 30 years. Having helped build the plant since WWII ended in 1945, he will now retire at the age of 65. Achilles, however, intends to spend more time with his family and to cultivate his garden. But it is a difficult farewell for him knowing that he is no longer up to the new technical challenges and that his younger colleagues are outdoing him.BANQUET FOR ACHILLES was filmed on original location in Bitterfeld. Showing smoking chimneys of the plant and the destroyed landscape as central motifs, it became the first East German feature film to respond critically to environmental issues, which were officially taboo topics.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Motion Pictures.; Motion pictures--Germany.; Motion pictures--Europe.;
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The Teachers' Lounge. by Çatak, Ilker,film director.; Gummich, Anne-Kathrin,actor.; Löbau, Eva,actor.; Benesch, Leonie,actor.; Klammer, Michael,actor.; Stachowiak, Rafael,actor.; Mongrel Media (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Anne-Kathrin Gummich, Eva Löbau, Leonie Benesch, Michael Klammer, Rafael StachowiakOriginally produced by Mongrel Media in 2023.In this gripping drama, Carla Nowak (Leonie Benesch) begins her tenure as a dedicated sports and math teacher at a high school, bringing with her a sense of idealism and commitment. When a series of thefts occur and one of her students is suspected, Carla takes it upon herself to uncover the truth. Her investigation leads her to confrontations with colleagues, parents, and students, revealing deep-seated issues within the school system. As tensions escalate, Carla’s determination to do what’s right threatens to unravel her career and well-being.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Motion pictures--Germany.; Motion pictures--Europe.;
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The Teachers' Lounge. by Çatak, Ilker,film director.; Gummich, Anne-Kathrin,actor.; Löbau, Eva,actor.; Benesch, Leonie,actor.; Klammer, Michael,actor.; Stachowiak, Rafael,actor.; Mongrel Media (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Anne-Kathrin Gummich, Eva Löbau, Leonie Benesch, Michael Klammer, Rafael StachowiakOriginally produced by Mongrel Media in 2023.In this gripping drama, Carla Nowak (Leonie Benesch) begins her tenure as a dedicated sports and math teacher at a high school, bringing with her a sense of idealism and commitment. When a series of thefts occur and one of her students is suspected, Carla takes it upon herself to uncover the truth. Her investigation leads her to confrontations with colleagues, parents, and students, revealing deep-seated issues within the school system. As tensions escalate, Carla’s determination to do what’s right threatens to unravel her career and well-being.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Motion pictures--Germany.; Motion pictures--Europe.;
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Luz. by Singer, Tilman,film director.; Bluthardt, Jan,actor.; Benecke, Johannes,actor.; Riedler, Julia,actor.; Lorenz, Lilli,actor.; Velis, Luana,actor.; Stübiger, Nadja,actor.; Yellow Veil Pictures (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Jan Bluthardt, Johannes Benecke, Julia Riedler, Lilli Lorenz, Luana Velis, Nadja StübigerOriginally produced by Yellow Veil Pictures in 2018.Fleeing from the grasp of a possessed woman, a distressed cabdriver begins a confession in a rundown police station that endangers everyone who crosses her path.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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On Probation. by Zschoche, Herrmann,film director.; Steyer, Christian,actor.; Schwarz, Jaecki,actor.; Sass, Katrin,actor.; Lennartz, Monika,actor.; Werner, Ursula,actor.; Kockisch, Uwe,actor.; DEFA Film Library (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Christian Steyer, Jaecki Schwarz, Katrin Sass, Monika Lennartz, Ursula Werner, Uwe KockischOriginally produced by DEFA Film Library in 1981.“I can't live without my children!” is the cry of a desperate mother. Nina Kern, a divorcee in her late twenties, loses custody of her three children through a temporary restraining order citing accusations of “child neglect” and “antisocial lifestyle.” The judge gives Nina one last chance on probation to prove that she is fit to care for her children. A civil engineer and a teacher from the neighborhood assume responsibility for Nina and her children. Will she prove herself?A touching film adaptation of the eponymous novel by Tine Schulze-Gerlach.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Motion pictures--Germany.; Families.; Motion pictures--Europe.;
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The Little Prince. by Wolf, Konrad,film director.; Bodenstein, Christel,actor.; Esche, Eberhard,actor.; Keller, Inge,actor.; DEFA Film Library (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Christel Bodenstein, Eberhard Esche, Inge KellerOriginally produced by DEFA Film Library in 1966.A pilot must make an emergency landing in the middle of the desert. As he repairs his plane, he meets a young prince who tells him about his experiences during his travels to other planets in an effort to understand the true meaning of life. The little prince sees the darker side of life through the eyes of an innocent child and defends himself against vanity, greed and war.This highly stylized East German adaptation of "The Little Prince" by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry brings to life the existentialist classic in magical artificial landscapes. The film was digitized in 2K.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; Science fiction.; Motion Pictures.; Motion pictures--Germany.; Fantasy films.; Motion pictures--Europe.;
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Dawn Breaks Behind the Eyes. by Kopacka, Kevin,film director.; Platen, Anna,actor.; Becker, Bill,actor.; von Lüttichau, Frederik,actor.; Wilbusch, Jeff,actor.; Taraz, Luisa,actor.; MPI Media Group (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Anna Platen, Bill Becker, Frederik von Lüttichau, Jeff Wilbusch, Luisa TarazOriginally produced by MPI Media Group in 2021.When Margot and her husband Dieter decide to spend the night in the run-down castle she has inherited from her wealthy family, their relationship and their sanity are put to the test. As time and space begin to shift around them, a reality that only exists within the walls of the eerie building is exposed.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; Horror films.; Motion pictures--Germany.; Detective and mystery films.; Motion pictures--Europe.;
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Pagan Peak. by MHz Networks (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by MHz Networks in 2019.When a gruesomely staged body is found at the German-Austrian border, two detectives investigate. As the ritual-like murders continue, they enter the killer's sinister world, set in the Alpine wilderness.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.; Crime.; Motion pictures--Germany.; Detective and mystery films.; Motion pictures--Europe.;
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Signals - A Space Adventure. by Koldtiz, Gottfried,film director.; Müller, Alfred,actor.; Zharikov, Evgeniy,actor.; Mitic, Gojko,actor.; Karel, Irena,actor.; Ugowski, Karin,actor.; Pawlowski, Piotr,actor.; DEFA Film Library (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Alfred Müller, Evgeniy Zharikov, Gojko Mitic, Irena Karel, Karin Ugowski, Piotr PawlowskiOriginally produced by DEFA Film Library in 1970.In the mid-21st century, the research vessel Ikaros has disappeared in space. Commander Veikko of the spaceship Laika assembles a crew to search for the missing ship and its crew. As the team travels through the meteoroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, they receive strange radio signals shortly before discovering the empty wreck of the Ikaros. The signals seem to point to the existence of a foreign civilization and the crew is afraid of a potential threat. Nevertheless, Commander Veikko is convinced that a technologically proficient civilization must be advanced beyond hostility and aggression. A 6K digitization from the original 70mm negatives.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; Science fiction.; Motion Pictures.; Motion pictures--Germany.; Action and adventure films.; Outer space.; Science fiction films.; Motion pictures--Europe.;
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