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The dream of writing seems to come true for trained pharmacist Kim Garben when she is commissioned to write a heartbreak story as a serialized novel for a newspaper. However, Kim, who has been sorely disappointed by men, finds it difficult to write a love story of all things. But then comes the saving idea: she simply hooks up with her lovesick neighbor Ludger, who has just been dumped by his girlfriend.
In order to determine the ability to drive after drinking alcohol, three men take various tests when sober and when drunk.
The titular guesthouse no longer exists today. The building has remained, but for almost half a century it has had a different owner and its purpose is different. Before the war, tourists from various regions of Germany came here, in 1945 the vicinity of the guesthouse became the "Regained Territories", to which repatriates from the east began arriving. One of them was an inhabitant of Lviv who spent several years in a Soviet labor camp. After the war, he moved to a former German guesthouse. The action of the film takes place today. The son of the former owners, who was 12 years old at the outbreak of the war, comes to the town where the guesthouse was located. There is an unusual meeting of two aging men who, against their will, have been torn from their places of grew up and spend their entire lives away from their homeland.
What role has the ability to collectively care for the youngest members of our species played in our evolution? An update on the latest research findings.
A documentary describing the role of the Quandt family businesses during World War II.
Siegfried Fischbacher and Roy Horn - the magician duo from Germany enchanted the world for decades. Millions of spectators attended their legendary show in Las Vegas. It was the best show in the world - with elephants, white tigers and breathtaking illusions. Siegfried and Roy, two simple men from Germany, lived the American dream. How did they manage it?
What are the consequences of heat peaks on our bodies and on the organization of our social life in major urban centers, agricultural territories and aquatic areas? Bringing together the expertise of scientists from different disciplines, this documentary highlights the multiple undesirable effects of rising temperatures on the European continent, and presents a range of possible adaptation strategies to deal with them.
Russell, a theatrical agent, is hoping to get his wife back after decades of family life as the kids have finally left home. His wife, Edie, is not happy about this. Their son Matt, is wrestling with a relationship in which he earns less than his successful girlfriend and daughter Rosa is wrestling with debt and the end of a turbulent love affair. Living on your own, it seems, may not be as glamorous as it's cracked up to be. Rosa is the first of the Boyd children to think she may have to move back in with her parents-just until she can make ends meet again. Set in Boston, Massachusetts, this is the empty nest, twenty-first-century style-with grown children coming and going just as parents are getting ready for their second honeymoon.
The extraordinary story of German businessman Ernst Leitz II (1871-1956), second only to his father in ownership of the optics company that developed the famous and highly successful Leica camera, and his heroic struggle against Nazism.
German TV-Movie
The film provides insight into the thinking and lifestyle of various unsuccessful artists from different genres.
In Groß-Umstadt, a small town in the Oberwald region of central Germany, a community of Portuguese workers arrived in the 1960s. Legend has it that a young Portuguese man was travelling through the area in 1962 when his motorbike broke down… and he never left, becoming the first Portuguese person to settle there. This documentary looks at the immigrant story between Portugal and Germany.
Portugal, April 25, 1974. The Carnation Revolution puts an end to the dictatorship established in 1933 by António de Oliveira Salazar (1889-1970) and to five centuries of colonial history. Fifty years later, several witnesses recount how they lived this decisive day.
The murderer came from the neighborhood: On February 19, 2020, an assassin shot and killed nine young people for racist motives in Hanau. Survivors and relatives report how they experienced the night of the crime and the months after it and how they defend themselves against the logic of the perpetrator who wanted to make them strangers in their own homeland. Since that February night, they have been fighting for the memory of the victims and for clarifying what happened. And they ask many pressing questions about the night of the crime and the perpetrator that no one has wanted to answer so far. The documentary consistently looks at the crime from the perspective of the bereaved and uses their stories to tell about troublesome life of a citizen of foreign descent in Germany today, about inequality and about the everyday racism of the authorities and educational institutions.
From the first conspiratorial meeting to publication: gripping documentary about the story behind the scandal video that brought down the Austrian Vice Chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache in 2019.
They are the secret protagonists of world history: dogs that became famous alongside powerful masters and mistresses. A four-legged friend helps to cultivate an image and can, depending on the calculations, make its owner appear sympathetic or threatening. In England, however, prime ministers have to get used to a cat...
The number of anti-Semitic incidents in Germany has increased significantly since the massacre by the Palestinian terrorist organization Hamas in Israel on October 7, 2023. Jews are insulted, defamed, berated and attacked not only on the street, but also at universities and in the cultural sector. The anti-Semitic riots at the Free University of Berlin on December 14, 2023 and the completely inconsistent reactions to them from those responsible and politicians are representative of this. Jewish students in Germany have to fear for their lives again. Left-wing groups demand solidarity with Palestine, question Israel's right to exist, but completely ignore the Hamas massacres and, in their view of the Jews, rely on a simple worldview shaped by ancient prejudices and narratives.
Documentary film about the life and work of Dorothea Tanning, born in 1910, an artist associated with Surrealism who is one of the last survivors of this movement.
The foggy November day in Hamburg is not Nowak's day. The Hamburg taxi driver thinks he saw a dead body from "the neighborhood" being taken away in a garbage can. But all he wanted to do was return his son's teddy bear, which he had forgotten during a weekend visit to his divorced father. Suddenly, the taxi driver sees orange vehicles everywhere, and his wife even thinks he has kidnapped their son. He hasn't, so where is Timmy? The police don't want to hear any of it. "Forget it, Mr. Nowak!" Following a hunch, Nowak drives the garbage truck to the waste incineration plant on the outskirts of the city and enters the facility. What he discovers there is not what he expected...
The "Carnival of the Animals" is Camille Saint-Saëns' best-known piece. Saint-Saëns did not want it to be published. On the 100th anniversary of the composer's death in December 2021, the documentary reports on the circumstances under which the piece of music was created, tells of Saint-Saëns' life and how the "Carnival of the Animals" ultimately became an evergreen in the music world.
A documentary about art movement ZERO.
Documentary about changes in country life over time.
Lilli, a young woman with a disability, has been living with her parents until now. She is facing a big change: moving into a supported living community.
Handball was invented in Germany on October 29, 1917. Initially as a women's sport and later as the well-known, fast and competitive game that has clearly become the number two ball sport in Germany after soccer. This film delves deep into the archives and traces the eventful past of handball. It spans the arc from the 1936 Olympic victory to the 1978 and 2007 World Championships right up to the present day. The sensational success of the German handball team, who surprisingly became European champions in Poland in 2016, forms the backdrop.
Conversation with prisoners of the RAF.
German TV movie
The film follows Jean Claude Diallo, who spent 16 years in exile in Germany, on his journey back to his homeland of Guinea. But his long-awaited return to the land of elephants turns into an adventurous undertaking with an unexpected outcome. The military has brought a bloodless end to the reign of terror of President Sékou Touré, once celebrated as a shining champion of African independence. There is a spirit of optimism throughout the country.
At the opening of the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg, not only the spectacular architecture but also its outstanding acoustics were celebrated - and Yasuhisa Toyota became the darling of the media. Ennobled from "ZEIT" to "Dr. Sound", the likeable Japanese is one of the world's most sought-after stars among acousticians. In addition to Yasuhisa Toyota, these include above all Jürgen Reinhold and Martijn Vercammen, who made Daniel Barenboim's heart's desire for better acoustics in the magnificent building a reality in the recently reopened Berlin State Opera.
Cornelia Froboess and Christian Doermer are looking for Theodor Fontane in Berlin today. A small plot in loosely linked scenes holds the whole thing together. Cornelia Froboess recites poems and prose texts by the Brandenburg poet set to music.
No meat, no fish, no eggs, no dairy. Going vegan is quite a drastic step, but it is a growing trend and Berlin is well established as Germany's vegan capital. Young people in particular are opting for a lifestyle free from animal cruelty, meaning they do without all animal products. But being a vegan doesn't mean privation. More and more vegan cafes, restaurants and fast food bars are attracting non-vegans too. Those who choose the vegan lifestyle have countless opportunities to eat well without guilt.
Documentary of "Resistopia: The Movie".
Three South Korean women in their thirties, who have successful careers, are considering whether to freeze their eggs so that they can become mothers when they want to. Between social pressure and self-assertion, this is an intimate look at a pivotal age.