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- DirectorJulia von HeinzStarsKaroline SchuchDoron AmitLeah KoenigA German girl travels to Israel to help people with disabilities, where she learns a lot about the role of her grandparents in WWII and meets a man who wants to move to Berlin.VT: 24.04.2014
- DirectorJérôme EnricoStarsBernadette LafontCarmen MauraDominique LavanantPaulette lives alone in a housing project in the Paris suburbs. With her meager pension, she can no longer make ends meet.VT: 19.12.2003
- DirectorIlmar RaagStarsJeanne MoreauLaine MägiPatrick PineauAnne leaves Estonia to come to Paris and care for Frida, an elderly Estonian lady who emigrated to France long ago. Anne soon realizes that she is not wanted. All Frida wants from life is the attention of Stephane, her younger lover from years ago. Stephane, however, is desperate for Anne to stay and look after Frida, even against the old lady's will. In this conflict of strangers, Anne finds her own way...VT: 27.06.2013
- DirectorRalf WesthoffStarsJulia KoschitzFelix HellmannKatharina Marie SchubertOn the one hand Claire and Leo love each other. But on the other hand they are totally different. The two of them try to find out if their relationship will last.VT: 03.02.2011
- DirectorScott CooperStarsJeff BridgesMaggie GyllenhaalColin FarrellA faded country music musician is forced to reassess his dysfunctional life during a doomed romance that also inspires him.VT: 20.01.2011
- DirectorAntonello GrimaldiStarsNanni MorettiValeria GolinoIsabella FerrariA look at the strange bereavement behavior of an Italian executive. Based on a novel by Sandro Veronesi.VT: 05.11.2009
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsAnne HathawayRosemarie DeWittDebra WingerA young woman who has been in and out of rehab for the past ten years returns home for the weekend for her sister's wedding.VT: 13.08.2009
- DirectorEric GuiradoStarsNicolas CazaléClotilde HesmeDaniel DuvalAntoine moves home to help his mom drive the mobile grocery, when his dad's hospitalized. He brings Claire along, hoping she'll become more than a friend. He drives around Provence's countryside, selling mainly to old people.VT: 05.03.2009
- DirectorWes AndersonStarsOwen WilsonAdrien BrodyJason SchwartzmanA year after their father's funeral, three brothers travel across India by train in an attempt to bond with each other.VT: 22.01.2009
- DirectorJulian SchnabelStarsMathieu AmalricEmmanuelle SeignerMarie-Josée CrozeThe true story of Elle editor Jean-Dominique Bauby who suffers a stroke and has to live with an almost totally paralyzed body; only his left eye isn't paralyzed.VT: 14.01.2009 (Lavant)
- DirectorPierre JolivetStarsVincent LindonSandrine BonnaireFrançois BerléandLucas, a wealthy, 43 year-old divorced businessman, is irresistibly attracted to Elsa, a 38 year old renowned sculptor from whom he has commissioned a piece to decorate the reception at his office.VT: 21.02.2008
- DirectorColin NutleyStarsHelena BergströmMaria LundqvistClaes MånssonElisabeth and Grudren are two Swedish divorcées, both over 40, who meet when Elisabeth parks her car on a loading zone and is ticketed by Gudrun. Depspite this shaky start, a friendship grows between the two. Elizabeth, a gynecologist, is sexy and confident. She leads the shy Gudrun through the dangerous waters of single life. But as they cavort through the dance floors and bars of Stockholm's nightlife they are led to a deeper examination of the relationships with menVT: 11.10.2007 (25 Jahre Monokel)
- DirectorEmanuele CrialeseStarsCharlotte GainsbourgVincenzo AmatoVincent SchiavelliA Sicilian peasant begins the journey to the promised land and meets a beautiful Englishwoman. But neither is prepared for the harsh realities of Ellis Island. Can they make it through the golden door to the America of their dreams?VT: 20.09.2007
- DirectorFatih AkinStarsAlexander HackeAhmed UlugCem YegulAward-winning director Fatih Akin takes us on a journey through Istanbul, the city that bridges Europe and Asia, and challenges familiar notions of east and west. He looks at the vibrant musical scene which includes traditional Turkish music plus rock and hip-hop.VT: 14.06.2007
- DirectorAnders Thomas JensenStarsUlrich ThomsenMads MikkelsenNicolas BroA neo-Nazi sentenced to community service at a church clashes with the blindly devoted minister.VT: 10.05.2007
- DirectorFredi M. MurerStarsFabrizio BorsaniBruno GanzTeo GheorghiuA twelve-year-old piano prodigy who suffocates from his parent's big dreams for him decides to make his escape--and with the aid of his grandfather--chase his own dreams instead.VT: 26.04.2007
- DirectorDani KouyatéStarsAmidou BonsaSébastien BelémAguibou SanouIn the capital of Burkina Faso, a band of young people tries to survive and thrive vis-a-vis the thousand and one temptations. Adventures of a band of youngsters, living in a stripped district of Ouagadougou, who seek hopes. The easy way and ingeniousness compensate for the money which often is lacking. Sadness is banished of a resolutely optimistic way of life. Plunders and odd jobs constitute the daily newspaper of this struggle for life. The ones will succeed modestly, the others will fail more or less but a great solidarity of group remains...VT: 12.04.2007
- DirectorXavier GiannoliStarsGérard DepardieuCécile de FranceMathieu AmalricAlain Moreau sings for one of the few remaining dance-bands in Clermont-Ferrand. Though something of an idol amongst his female audience he has a melancholic awareness of the slow disappearance of that audience and of his advancing years. He is completely knocked off balance when he meets strikingly attractive and much younger businesswoman Marion. She seems distant and apparently otherwise involved but soon shows quiet signs of reciprocating his interest. A brief dalliance turns into something much more complicated and he starts to employ - indeed monopolise - her services as an estate agent by announcing he suddenly must move house.VT: 29.03.2007
- DirectorAki KaurismäkiStarsJanne HyytiäinenMaria JärvenhelmiMaria HeiskanenIn Helsinki, a lonely night watchman is caught up in a series of misadventures with a femme fatale and a crooked businessman.VT: 15.03.2007
- DirectorHans SteinbichlerStarsJosef BierbichlerSibel KekilliHanna SchygullaWinter travel.VT: 08.03.2007
- DirectorStéphane BrizéStarsPatrick ChesnaisAnne ConsignyGeorges WilsonThe (love) life of a man fed up with his work and life routine changes when he enlists into a tango dancing course.VT: 22.02.2007
- DirectorAnita NatmeßnigStarsMargareta FischerReinhard-Peter KurzKatharina KönigDocumentary shows how the sick and the dying are treated in a hospice.VT: 12.02.2007 (Lavant)
- DirectorHiner SaleemStarsRomen AvinianLala SarkissianIvan FranekIn a remote, isolated Yazidi Kurdish village in post-Soviet Armenia, Hamo, a widower with a pitiful pension and three worthless sons, travels daily to his wife's grave. There he meets the lovely Nina, who is communing with her late husband. The two are penniless--she works in a local bar that is about to close down, while he has been forced to start selling his meager possessions. All seems hopelessly bleak, yet when Hamo begins to court Nina, their unexpected love revitalizes them.VT: 25.01.2007
- DirectorSven TaddickenStarsJördis TriebelJürgen VogelMaik SolbachMax is very ill. He decides to steal in his own company. But when he tries to run away with the money, he has a car accident that takes him to Emma's pigs farm.VT: 04.01.2007
- DirectorNing HaoStarsHurichabilikeDawaGelibanBilike has never seen a ping-pong ball before. He and his family live without electricity and running water in a solitary tent home among the vast steppe grasslands. The magnificent landscape here has changed little since the days of Genghis Kahn. But life in the middle of nowhere can be exciting for a young boy. The smallest of details become big events for curious Bilike and his best friends Erguotou and Dawa. The mystery of the small white ball floating in the creek leads to questions about the world around them, as well as innocent mischief. Bilike's grandmother says the ball is a glowing pearl from heaven. But the boys are sceptical after waiting all night outdoors for the ball to light up. Since nobody has an idea about the odd white object, they trek to the faraway monastery to consult the wise lamas. But even the grasslands' most knowledgeable inhabitants are stumped. While watching the new TV-set Dawa's father has won, the boys learn about pingpong. They are excited to hear that their object is the 'national ball of China'. Not realizing how far Beijing actually is, the determined young boys set off to return the ball to the Chinese capital...VT: 14.12.2006