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German cinema: Fantasy
Fata Morgana (1971)
Werner Herzog
A barren desert landscape, a wilderness that looks as if it has been devoid of life for an eternity... Yet, there are signs of civilisation, signs that once life existed here...
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Werner Herzog
Faust (1926)
F.W. Murnau
The Devil persuades an archangel to agree to a bet: if he can corrupt one good man then the whole world will be his; if not, he will return to Hell forever...
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F.W. Murnau
Genuine: A Tale of a Vampire (1920)
Robert Wiene
A young artist named Percy has completed a painting of Genuine, a high priestess with an irresistible allure. Since, he has become withdrawn, preferring the company of his creation to that of his friends...
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Robert Wiene
Der Golem, wie er in die Welt kam (1920)
Carl Boese
16th century Prague. Whilst studying the stars through his telescope, the aged Rabbi Loew foresees a troubled time ahead for his people...
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Carl Boese
Marianne, meine Jugendliebe (1955)
Julien Duvivier
Vincent Loringer's arrival at a private school in Bavaria creates an immediate stir. The strangely charismatic adolescent who can draw wild animals towards him casts a spell over the other boys, who are enthralled by the stories he tells of his former life on a farm in Argentina...
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Julien Duvivier
Der Müde Tod (1921)
Fritz Lang
Shortly after their arrival in a provincial German town a young woman learns that her fiancé has been taken from her by a mysterious stranger dressed in back... [More...]
Fritz Lang
Shortly after their arrival in a provincial German town a young woman learns that her fiancé has been taken from her by a mysterious stranger dressed in back... [More...]
Die Nibelungen: Kriemhilds Rache (1924)
Fritz Lang
After the death of her husband Siegfried, Kriemhild appeals to her brother Gunther to have his killer, Hagen, executed. When Gunther refuses, Kriemhild allows herself to be married to Etzel, the king of the Huns... [More...]
Fritz Lang
After the death of her husband Siegfried, Kriemhild appeals to her brother Gunther to have his killer, Hagen, executed. When Gunther refuses, Kriemhild allows herself to be married to Etzel, the king of the Huns... [More...]
Die Nibelungen: Siegfried (1924)
Fritz Lang
Having completed his apprenticeship to a blacksmith, Siegfried, son of Siegmund, king of the Netherlands, sets out for the court of King Gunther of Burgundy at Worms... [More...]
Fritz Lang
Having completed his apprenticeship to a blacksmith, Siegfried, son of Siegmund, king of the Netherlands, sets out for the court of King Gunther of Burgundy at Worms... [More...]
Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens (1922)
F.W. Murnau
Real estate agent Herr Hutter lives with his young wife Ellen in the German town of Wisborg. At the request of his employer, the mysterious Herr Knock, Hutter travels to the Carpathian Mountains to conclude the purchase of a property with a certain Count Orlok... [More...]
F.W. Murnau
Real estate agent Herr Hutter lives with his young wife Ellen in the German town of Wisborg. At the request of his employer, the mysterious Herr Knock, Hutter travels to the Carpathian Mountains to conclude the purchase of a property with a certain Count Orlok... [More...]
Die Puppe (1919)
Ernst Lubitsch
Lancelot is a sensitive young man who enjoys the carefree life of a bachelor. Imagine then his undiluted horror when he is summoned to his uncle, the wealthy Baron of Chanterelle, and told that he must marry in order to preserve the family line... [More...]
Ernst Lubitsch
Lancelot is a sensitive young man who enjoys the carefree life of a bachelor. Imagine then his undiluted horror when he is summoned to his uncle, the wealthy Baron of Chanterelle, and told that he must marry in order to preserve the family line... [More...]
Der Student von Prag (1913)
Stellan Rye
Prague, 1820. Balduin enjoys the reputation of the wildest student and best swordsman in the city but his poverty makes him a miserable soul... [More...]
Stellan Rye
Prague, 1820. Balduin enjoys the reputation of the wildest student and best swordsman in the city but his poverty makes him a miserable soul... [More...]
Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse (1933)
Fritz Lang
Disgraced cop Hofmeister tries to redeem himself by uncovering a counterfeiting operation. Before he can pass his findings on to Inspector Lohmann, he is cornered by his enemies and driven mad... [More...]
Fritz Lang
Disgraced cop Hofmeister tries to redeem himself by uncovering a counterfeiting operation. Before he can pass his findings on to Inspector Lohmann, he is cornered by his enemies and driven mad... [More...]
Vampyr (1932)
Carl Theodor Dreyer
A student of the Occult, Allan Gray, is travelling in France when he arrives at the remote village of Courtempierre. Whilst staying at an inn, he is visited by an old man who gives him a parcel, not to be opened until after his death... [More...]
Carl Theodor Dreyer
A student of the Occult, Allan Gray, is travelling in France when he arrives at the remote village of Courtempierre. Whilst staying at an inn, he is visited by an old man who gives him a parcel, not to be opened until after his death... [More...]
Waxworks (1924)
Paul Leni
A young writer is hired by the owner of a waxworks museum to write a short story for each of the exhibits in his collection... [More...]
Paul Leni
A young writer is hired by the owner of a waxworks museum to write a short story for each of the exhibits in his collection... [More...]
Zur Chronik von Grieshuus (1925)
Arthur von Gerlach
In 17th century Germany, the elderly rich landowner Grieshuus of Holstein has decided that his eldest son Hinrich will inherit his entire estate... [More...]
Arthur von Gerlach
In 17th century Germany, the elderly rich landowner Grieshuus of Holstein has decided that his eldest son Hinrich will inherit his entire estate... [More...]