Rolf Hoppe
1) Eolomea
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
Deutsch
Description
Eight space cargo-ships disappear without a trace within three days, and there is suddenly no contact with the orbiting space station, Margot. The space council orders a total flight stop. But one space ship secretly takes off to go to the space station. The scientist in charge, Maria Scholl, sees no other solution than to order a total flight stop to this mysterious sector of space. Her colleague, Prof. Tal, is acting suspiciously, as he knows things...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
Deutsch
Description
When she discovers her students are hiding their true thoughts and feelings, Carla (Jutta Hoffmann), a young and idealistic teacher at the start of her career, goes against the routine opportunism, hypocritisy and small-mindedness all around her. Her superiors view her actions with unease, however, and eventually step in to discipline her. This film, written by renowned author Ulrich Plenzdorf, was considered nihilistic, skeptical and hostile by officials....
3) Mephisto
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
1981.
Language
Hungarian
Description
The 1981 **Academy Award**-winning (Best Foreign Language Film) MEPHISTO concerns a passionate, but struggling actor (Klaus Maria Brandauer) who remains in Germany during the Nazi regime and reaps the rewards of this Faustian pact by finally achieving the stardom he has long craved. **Cannes Film Festival** winner. Official Selection at the **Berlin International Film Festival**.
4) Palmetto
Publisher
Warner Bros
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Woody Harrelson stars as a parolee who becomes entangled in an ill-fated kidnapping scheme when he returns home from prison in this wickedly sexy romp filled with deception, betrayal and murder.Released from an unjust incarceration, former newspaper reporter Harry Barber (Harrelson) resumes his relationship with his girlfriend (Gina Gershon). But he meets Rhea Malroux (Elisabeth Shue), who makes him a seemingly irresistible offer: For the abduction...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
Deutsch
Description
As a painter in the court of King Carlos IV of Spain, Goya has attained wealth and reputation. He believes in king and church, but he is also a Spaniard who dearly loves his people -- a contradiction that presents a deep dilemma. Based on Lion Feuchtwanger's novel, Goya is one of only 10 East German films originally shot in 70mm. This release is the director's cut and shows the influence of great filmmakers from Buñuel and Saura, to Eisenstein. Goya...
6) The Break-In
Publisher
DEFA Film Library
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
Deutsch
Description
Post-war Berlin, 1946: Three small-time, oddball crooks plan the heist of their lives. They want to break into the vault of the German Traffic Credit Union to steal the weekly Reichsbahn payroll. In preparation, they rent the top floor of the building and use it to spy on the bank. Despite several unforeseen incidents, the robbers are able to make off with the loot, but a motley police team gets on their heels. This crime comedy, with a stellar cast...
Publisher
DEFA Film Library
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
Deutsch
Description
When their father dies, 17-year-old Helene Raupe and her little sister become orphans. Abandoned by their aunt, they must face the challenges of daily life in East Berlin. Helene is only happy in her dreams, where she can fly or be a stewardess or model. In real life, in contrast, she fails to meet people's expectations and loses several jobs. Combining fantasy scenes and documentary elements filmed with a hidden camera on the streets, MISS BUTTERFLY...
Publisher
DEFA Film Library
Pub. Date
1973.
Language
Deutsch
Description
Kemmel is almost 40. Although little throws the good-natured sculptor off, he is torn... between wanting to address his generation's memories of the Holocaust, and disappointment that many people don't understand his works-despite official programs to bring art to the public. One day, he offers to make a sculpture for the sports field in his hometown. The Wolf/Kohlhaase team based this tongue-in-cheek, episodic film on the life of Werner Stötzer,...
9) Mephisto
Publisher
Kino Classics
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
Deutsch
Description
It concerns a passionate but struggling actor who remains in Germany during the Nazi regime and reaps the rewards of this Faustian pact by finally achieving the stardom he has long craved. Brilliantly adapted from Klaus Mann's 1936 novel, it is presented in a stunning 4K restoration by the Hungarian National Film Archive.
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