Made with an eye to the autumn of 1980 when the German parliamentary elections took place, The Candidate examines Germany’s history past and present and Franz Josef Strauß, the man…

Germany in Autumn does not have a plot per se; it mixes documentary footage, along with standard movie scenes, to give the audience the mood of Germany during the late…

Combining fictional and documentary modes, the film takes a critical stance toward Frankfurt’s public sphere and urban redevelopment. Despite the serious formal and political concerns of the film, Kluge’s heightened…

A young German woman searches for happiness, liberation, and independence in the illusive wake of a transformative national recovery.

Seetha and Harold Berger are rescued from the desert by a caravan and brought to a small village. However, the greedy owner of the house where they are lodged betrays…

In Eschnapur, a German architect saves the life of the Maharajah’s favorite temple dancer and becomes Maharajah’s friend but their friendship is tested when the architect and the dancer fall…