The Dumpling Affair

2017

German

7.1

♡ 1

bavaria, germany

Comedy

Crime

criminal investigation

Drama

Ed Herzog Director

Thomas Kügel as Bürgermeister

Nora von Waldstätten as Elisabeth Mayerhofer

Simon Schwarz as Rudi Birkenberger

Lisa Maria Potthoff as Susi

After a provincial policeman gets falsely accused of a crime that was committed with his pocket knife, he begins a turbulent hunt for the real murderer.

The Kiss of the Vampire

1963

English

6.2

♡ 6

Don Sharp Director

Brian Oulton as 1st disciple

Jennifer Daniel as Marianne Harcourt

John Harvey as Police Sergeant

Sheilah Wells as Theresa Stangher

Honeymooning in Bavaria, a young couple becomes stranded and is forced to stay the night in the area. Doctor Ravna, owner of the impressive chateau that sits imposingly above the village, invites them to dinner that evening. Their association with Ravna and his charming, beautiful family is to prove disastrous.

Der Wilde Wald

2021

German

7.2

♡ 4

Lisa Eder Director

Bastian Kalous as Self

Jörg Müller as Self

Peter Biedermann as Self

Hans Bibelriether as Self

“Let nature be nature” is the philosophy of the Bavarian Forest National Park. Despite massive resistance, this vision has become a groundbreaking showcase project. Because humans do not interfere with nature, the former commercial forests grow into a primeval forest, a unique ecosystem and a refuge for biodiversity. People from all over the world come here. They are looking for answers to the question of why we need more wild nature and what we can learn from it to preserve forests for future generations in times of climate change.

The Fairytale Castles of King Ludwig II

2013

English

7.9

♡ 2

bavaria, germany

castle

Documentary

Alexander Leith Director

Dan Cruickshank as Self - Presenter

Ludwig II of Bavaria, more commonly known by his nicknames the Swan King or the Dream King, is a legendary figure - the handsome boy-king, loved by his people, betrayed by his cabinet and found dead in tragic and mysterious circumstances. He spent his life in pursuit of the ideal of beauty, an ideal that found expression in three of the most extraordinary, ornate architectural schemes imaginable - the castle of Neuschwanstein and the palaces of Linderhof and Herrenchiemsee. Today, these three buildings are among Germany's biggest tourist attractions. Dan Cruickshank explores the rich aesthetic of Ludwig II - from the mock-medievalism of Neuschwanstein, the iconic fairytale castle that became the inspiration for the one in Walt Disney's Sleeping Beauty, to the rich Baroque splendour of Herrenchiemsee, Ludwig's answer to Versailles. Dan argues that Ludwig's castles are more than flamboyant kitsch and are, in fact, the key to unravelling the eternal enigma of Ludwig II.

The Third Lover

1962

French

7.0

♡ 1

Claude Chabrol Director

Erika Tweer as

Walther Reyer as Andreas Hartman

Stéphane Audran as Hélène

Cecilia Albeniz as Little Girl

On a work assignment in Germany, failed journalist Albin crosses paths with Andreas, a successful writer, and his wife Hélène, who quickly becomes the apple of Albin’s eye. While Andreas is off on a business trip, Albin tries to seduce Hélèn and, eventually, take over Andreas’ life

Leberkäsjunkie

2019

German

6.8

♡ 3

criminal investigation

eberhofer

Ed Herzog Director

Thomas Kügel as Bürgermeister

Enzi Fuchs as Oma Eberhofer

Simon Schwarz as Rudi Birkenberger

Lisa Maria Potthoff as Susi

While dealing with a burnt-down house, smelly diapers and brutal lack of sleep, a Lower Bavarian police officer faces his worst adversary: cholesterol.

North Face

2008

German

7.4

♡ 23

84%

Philipp Stölzl Director

Petra Morzé as Elisabeth Landauer

Johannes Thanheiser as Grossvater Kurz

Ulrich Tukur as Henry Arau

Benno Fürmann as Toni Kurz

North Face tells the story of two German climbers Toni Kurz and Andreas Hinterstoisser and their attempt to scale the deadly North Face of the Eiger.

Four Sons

1928

English

7.2

♡ 3

80%

John Ford Director

Francis X. Bushman Jr. as Franz - Her Son

John Wayne as Officer

Hans Fuerberg as Officer

Harry Cording as (uncredited)

A family saga in which three of a Bavarian widow's sons go to war for Germany and the fourth goes to America, Germany's eventual opponent. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with L'Imaginne Ritrovato and Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation in 1999.

Lola Montès

1955

French

7.2

♡ 9

82%

new orleans, louisiana

Romance

Max Ophüls Director

Peter Ustinov as Circus Master

Philippe Richard as Colonel

Martine Carol as Lola Montes

Oskar Werner as Student

Lola Montes, previously a great adventuress, is reduced to being the attraction of a circus after having been the lover of various important men.

Lola

♡ 16

Rainer Werner Fassbinder Director

Günther Kaufmann as GI

Mario Adorf as Schuckert

Armin Mueller-Stahl as Von Bohm

Udo Kier as Waiter

Germany in the autumn of 1957: Lola, a seductive cabaret singer-prostitute exults in her power as a temptress of men, but she wants out—she wants money, property, and love. Pitting a corrupt building contractor against the new straight-arrow building commissioner, Lola launches an outrageous plan to elevate herself in a world where everything, and everyone, is for sale. Shot in childlike candy colors, Fassbinder’s homage to Josef von Sternberg’s classic The Blue Angel stands as a satiric tribute to capitalism.

Ludwig

1973

English

7.5

♡ 8

33%

Luchino Visconti Director

Umberto Orsini as Count Von Holnstein

Helmut Berger as Ludwig

Kurt Großkurth as Minister of Finance

Trevor Howard as Richard Wagner

Historical evocation of Ludwig, king of Bavaria, from his crowning in 1864 until his death in 1886, as a romantic hero. Fan of Richard Wagner, betrayed by him, in love with his cousin Elisabeth of Austria, abandoned by her, tormented by his homosexuality, he will little by little slip towards madness.

Sissi - Die junge Kaiserin

1956

German

6.6

♡ 4

husband wife relationship

pregnancy

Ernst Marischka Director

Joseph Egger as Ceremony Master Nepalek

Magda Schneider as Duchess Ludovika of Bavaria

Gustav Knuth as Duke Max of Bavaria

Senta Wengraf as Gräfin Bellegarde

Sissi is now the empress of Austria and attempts to learn etiquette. While she is busy being empress she also has to deal with her difficult new mother-in-law, while the arch-duchess Sophie is trying to tell the emperor how to rule and also Sissi how to be a mother.

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