Top Cast
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Wolfgang Hübsch
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Helma Gautier
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Odile Versois
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Karl Fochler
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Lisl Kinast
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Ernst Meister
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Gerhard Mörtl
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Alexander Waechter
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Franz Kutschera
Overview
Based on Joseph Roth's novella.
Rating
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Middle-aged widow Beatrice Hunsdorfer and her daughters Ruth and Matilda are struggling to survive in a society they barely understand. Beatrice dreams of opening an elegant tea room but does not have the wherewithal to achieve her lofty goal. Epileptic Ruth is a rebellious adolescent, while shy but highly intelligent and idealistic Matilda seeks solace in her pets and school projects, including one designed to show how small amounts of radium affect marigolds.
The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds
A jazz musician seeks refuge from a lynch mob on a remote island, where he meets a hostile game warden and the young object of his attentions.
The Young One
A daughter seeks to restore the reputation of her disgraced father, a wronged college professor. With help of a professional student, she must overcome an ambitious sorority bitch and corrupt college dean.
Scandalous Sex
In a small North German village a drama played out during and shortly after the Second World War about duty versus individual conscience and morality.
The German Lesson
A hard-living salesman becomes a quadriplegic after an accident.
Adam
The true story of 20-year-old Colleen Stan, a hitchhiking woman abducted by a young couple and held captive for seven years, during which time she's tortured and forced to live as a slave to her captors.
Girl in the Box
When 30-ish rich kid Lenny has to take care of 15-year-old David, who’s suffering from heart disease, it’s the beginning of a wild adventure. Lenny fearlessly breaks all the rules to fulfill his young friend’s every wish.
This Crazy Heart
Painting is an unacceptable vocation for a woman in provincial Germany in the year 1900, but budding artist Paula Becker is determined to make her own rules.
Paula
The story of a young writer's transformation when her past invades her present.
The Girl in the Book
A young man with a bright future suffers a near-fatal accident and recreates his new life with the help of an unlikely animal friend.