Weekly overview
15 Dec – 21 Dec
IMDb 7.0 Was haben wir gelacht
An entire generation of Germans was raised on male comedians. But what about their female counterparts? Maren Kroymann, Hella von Sinnen, Bettina Böttinger, Esther Schweins, and Gaby Köster look back at the way women were portrayed on TV in the 1990s and early 2000s, when jokes at women’s expense were the order of the day.
- Documentary
TMDB 79RT 92IMDb 8.1 The General
During America’s Civil War, Union spies steal engineer Johnnie Gray's beloved locomotive, 'The General'—with Johnnie's lady love aboard an attached boxcar—and he single-handedly must do all in his power to both get The General back and to rescue Annabelle.
- Comedy
- War
- Romance
TMDB 78RT 96IMDb 7.9 Perfect Days
Hirayama is content with his life as a toilet cleaner in Tokyo. Outside of his structured routine, he cherishes music on cassette tapes, books, and taking photos of trees. Through unexpected encounters, he reflects on finding beauty in the world.
- Drama
IMDb 7.5 No Good Men
2021, Afghanistan right before the Taliban’s return. Naru, the only camerawoman at Kabul’s main TV station, struggles to keep custody of her three-year-old son after leaving her serial cheater husband. Convinced no good men exist in her country, Naru is caught off guard when Qodrat, Kabul TV’s most important journalist, gives her a career opportunity. As the two crisscross the city reporting on its last days of freedom, sparks fly and Naru starts to doubt herself: could there actually be a good man out there?
- Comedy
- Romance
- Drama
TMDB 67IMDb 6.3 Chopin, a Sonata in Paris
He is the talk of the town, the most romantic figure of decadent Parisian nights. When his lungs start bleeding, Chopin knows his days are numbered. Composing becomes his only obsession. The ticking clock rushes him to revolutionize music.
- Drama
- History
- Music
Women as Lovers
Although hostess Brigitte and life-loving schoolgirl Paula only meet in person once, their fates and lives are closely intertwined.
- Romance
- Drama
IMDb 7.0 From Inside Out: The Architecture of Peter Zumthor
We all come from houses in which we live, dream, love and die. This long-term documentary project explores the significance of architecture in our everyday lives and takes its audience on a journey to the most impressive places designed by Swiss architect Peter Zumthor.
- Documentary
Ghost Song
Farasha and Faris are 20 when they meet at a graduation party – one glance that changes everything. But Farasha dies that very same night. Refusing to be separated from him, she discovers a way to cross the boundary between worlds: for 40 nights, and 40 nights only, she can meet Faris in his dreams. And so their love continues to grow, until the very last night.
- Romance
- Fantasy
TMDB 75IMDb 7.6 Three Wishes for Cinderella
Popelka, a resourceful and independent young girl, is a servant in her stepmother's house and confides in her closest friend the owl. When she comes across three magical acorns, she's granted a single wish for each one of them.
- Fantasy
- Family
- Romance
Poeten des Tanzes - Die Sacharoffs
A documentary film about two pioneers of modern expressive dance.
- Documentary
TMDB 78RT 100IMDb 7.9 Tampopo
Köstliches Kino
In this humorous paean to the joys of food, a pair of truck drivers happen onto a decrepit roadside shop selling ramen noodles. The widowed owner, Tampopo, begs them to help her turn her establishment into a paragon of the "art of noodle-soup making". Interspersed are satirical vignettes about the importance of food to different aspects of human life.
- Comedy
Los geht's Maxi: Wir erleben Kino mit allen Sinnen
TMDB 78RT 100IMDb 7.9 Tampopo
Köstliches Kino
In this humorous paean to the joys of food, a pair of truck drivers happen onto a decrepit roadside shop selling ramen noodles. The widowed owner, Tampopo, begs them to help her turn her establishment into a paragon of the "art of noodle-soup making". Interspersed are satirical vignettes about the importance of food to different aspects of human life.
- Comedy
Stummfilmkonzert: Kino-Varieté
USA 1924, 130 Min., FSK: ungeprüft | Neue Filmmusiken von Diego Ramos Rodríguez | Mit Janboris Ann-Kathrin Rätz (Conference) und Mitgliedern des Ensemble Modern | Wie es bei Kino-Galas in der Stummfilmzeit üblich war, gibt es auch an diesem Abend ein Vorprogramm. Es beginnt mit einer Wochenschau von 1926, es folgt …
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