The Hundred-Foot Journey
The Hundred-Foot Journey, rendered clumsily as Madame Mallory und der Duft von Curry in German, is as light and sugary as a French pastry. Sumptuous to look at,...
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Diplomatie
Veteran filmmaker Volker Schlöndorff is in top form in Diplomatie, a taut thriller that manages to build suspense even though you’re pretty sure what the outcome...
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Filmfest Hamburg: Douglas Sirk Award goes to Fatih Akin
This year Filmfest Hamburg (Sept. 25-Oct. 4) will honor Hamburg-based film director Fatih Akin with the Douglas Sirk Award. “By presenting the Douglas Sirk Award...
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Munich Film Festival
Nobody needs an excuse to go to Munich in the summertime. The city’s gracious architecture and “Southern” temperament – not to mention its beer gardens — all...
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Rico, Oskar und die Tieferschatten
Rico (Anton Petzold) is a self-proclaimed „deeply-gifted child.“ Not highly gifted, mind you, but „deeply.“ He made up the word himself, because words sometimes just...
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