Series★ 8.01989Löwengrube"Löwengrube – Die Grandauers und ihre Zeit" is a German television series first aired between 1989 and 1992, created by Willy Purucker and directed by Rainer Wolffhardt. It is set in Munich and follows the lives of Ludwig Grandauer and his son Karl, both policemen, covering the years from 1897 to 1954. The TV show is based on Purucker's radio play series Die Grandauers und ihre Zeit (‘The Grandauers and their time’). The series’ main title "Löwengrube", meaning ‘Lions’ Den’, refers to the address of the Munich Police Headquarters inaugurated in 1913.Open details →
Film★ 7.31980From the Life of the MarionettesAn account of the events before and after a murder committed by a disturbed businessman in a strained marriage, and what led him to perform such a shocking act.Open details →
Film★ 7.51977Die Jugendstreiche des Knaben KarlAt the behest of his father, the young Karl Valentin is to complete a carpentry apprenticeship. When the father gets into a financial mess by a strict creditor, the boy works with growing success as a comedian to support his parents financiallOpen details →
Film★ 9.01970Das Glöcklein unterm HimmelbettErotic entanglements among farmers, citizens and local politicians in a Bavarian village at the turn of the century.Open details →
Series★ 6.21970Scene of the CrimeTatort is a long-running German/Austrian/Swiss crime television series set in various parts of these countries. The show is broadcast on the channels of ARD in Germany, ORF in Austria and SF1 in Switzerland.Open details →
(A)lter (A)ctionFilm★ 8.01968(A)lter (A)ction(A)lter (A)ction, 1968. Videotape, black-and-white, sound; 65 minutes (director's edit: 57 minute television version).Open details →
Madame BovaryFilm★ 10.01968Madame BovaryEmma Bovary, a dreamy, idealistic woman married to the dull provincial doctor Charles, yearns for the passion and luxury she’s read about in novels. After affairs with Léon and Rodolphe fail to fulfill her fantasies, her compulsive spending leads to crushing debt, and in despair, she decides to take her own life by poisoning.Open details →
Ein Haus voll Musik - Die heitere Geschichte einer ZwangsräumungFilm1965Ein Haus voll Musik - Die heitere Geschichte einer ZwangsräumungOpen details →
Film★ 6.81956The Perjured FarmerMathias Ferner commits perjury and is thus able to secure the farm of his stepbrother Jakob as soon as he dies. In doing so, he deprives Paula Roth and the children of their inheritance. However, there is a letter incriminating Mathias Ferner. Years later, Paula Roth gets her hands on this letter.Open details →
Film★ 7.01956BallerinaBettina Sanden, a solo dancer at the opera, falls ill with polio. The chances of a cure look rather slim.Open details →
