The Big Shakedown

Freaks(en)

A circus' beautiful trapeze artist agrees to marry the leader of side-show performers, but his deformed friends discover she is only marrying him for his inheritance.

All Quiet on the Western Front(en)

When a group of idealistic young men join the German Army during the Great War, they are assigned to the Western Front, where their patriotism is destroyed by the harsh realities of combat.

Catch Me If You Can(en)

A true story about Frank Abagnale Jr. who, before his 19th birthday, successfully conned millions of dollars worth of checks as a Pan Am pilot, doctor, and legal prosecutor. An FBI agent makes it his mission to put him behind bars. But Frank not only eludes capture, he revels in the pursuit.

Swindle(en)

Four thieves attempt to make the richest score in history.

Confessions of Felix Krull(de)

Thomas Mann's witty and intimate story of a irresistible scoundrel.

Attorney for the Defense(en)

A lawyer is haunted by a previous case in which he manipulated evidence and convicted an innocent man.

The Gay Diplomat(en)

Captain Orloff is sent to Bucharest to capture a Mata Hari type of spy, but many different women fit the bill and are attractive enough to make one question one's allegiance.

Are These Our Children?(en)

A tale of juvenile delinquency, about a high-school student neglecting his studies, partying hard, falling in with the wrong crowd and finally finding himself on trial for murder committed during a robbery.

M(de)

In this classic German thriller, Hans Beckert, a serial killer who preys on children, becomes the focus of a massive Berlin police manhunt. Beckert's heinous crimes are so repellant and disruptive to city life that he is even targeted by others in the seedy underworld network. With both cops and criminals in pursuit, the murderer soon realizes that people are on his trail, sending him into a tense, panicked attempt to escape justice.

Shanghai Express(en)

A beautiful temptress re-kindles an old romance while trying to escape her past during a tension-packed train journey.

Scarface(en)

In 1920s Chicago, Italian immigrant and notorious thug, Antonio 'Tony' Camonte, aka Scarface, shoots his way to the top of the mobs while trying to protect his sister from the criminal life.

Tabu: A Story of the South Seas(en)

On the South Pacific island of Bora Bora, a young couple's love is threatened when the tribal chief declares the girl a sacred virgin.

The Man Who Would Be King(en)

A robust adventure about two British adventurers who take over primitive Kafiristan as "godlike" rulers, meeting a tragic end through their desire for a native girl. Based on a short story by Rudyard Kipling.

City of Missing Girls(en)

A female reporter goes undercover to investigate the series of mysterious disappearances of young women, who were all linked to a local drama school.

Ann Carver's Profession(en)

Newlyweds experience marital problems when the wife's highly successful job as an attorney overshadows her husband's stagnant career.

American Madness(en)

Socially-conscious banker Thomas Dickson faces a crisis when his protégé is wrongly accused of robbing the bank, gossip of the robbery starts a bank run, and evidence suggests Dickson's wife had an affair... all in the same day.

Anna Christie(de)

A young woman reunites with the father she's not seen since early childhood, also falls in love with a sailor who wishes to marry her, and eventually is forced to reveal to each man about her dark past. (NOTE: This is the German language version.)

The Blue Angel(de)

Prim professor Immanuel Rath finds some of his students ogling racy photos of cabaret performer Lola Lola and visits a local club, The Blue Angel, in an attempt to catch them there. Seeing Lola perform, the teacher is filled with lust, eventually resigning his position at the school to marry the young woman. However, his marriage to a coquette -- whose job is to entice men -- proves to be more difficult than Rath imagined.

Born Reckless(en)

Racketeer Jim Barnes is trying to force the independent taxicab-drivers to join his "protection service" at the cost of five bucks a day. Champion race-car driver, Bob Kane, joins with his friends Lee and "Dad" Martin in a fight for the street rights of a big city.

The Wiser Sex(en)

A young woman goes undercover to gather evidence to free her boyfriend, an attorney who has been framed for a murder he didn't commit.

Wild Girl(en)

Salomy Jane, a California mountain girl, is sought after by a number of men in the nearby small town of Redwood City. She is affected when two criminals are pursued by authorities: one for killing a hypocritical mayoral candidate, the other for robbing the stagecoach.

Ingo Appelt - Mein Gott eine Frau(de)

İşte Hayat(tr)

Regrouping(en)

In this experimental film, Borden explores the dynamics among the members of a woman’s group. As she interviews people who know them, such as Joan Jonas, the group shoots ‘artistic’ scenes of themselves – but Borden feels they aren’t fully grappling with issues of sexuality and politics. Are they a serious group – or just friends? After showing an early edit of the film to the group, its members, upset, close ranks. Undeterred, Borden incorporates the group’s arguments into another edit, filming larger groups commenting both on the original one and on consciousness-raising groups in general. Uncredited voices include those of Barbara Kruger and Kathryn Bigelow.

Hedda Gabler(en)

Stuck in a loveless marriage to intellectual George Tesman, the ambitious Hedda Gabler hungers for a life her husband can't provide. Then a former flame, the successful Eilert, enters the picture, violence and blackmail aren't far behind.

Last Resort(en)

Nine young men and women, deemed unmanageable by both anguished parents and a society grown weary of drug users, gang members and thieves, are given one last chance to save their lives. Some make it, some don't.

Se abre el abismo(es)

The arbitrariness of an evil father leads his children to patricide.

Amphibious Fighters(en)

Amphibious Fighters is a 1943 short directed by Jack Eaton. In 1944, it won an Oscar for Best Short Subject (One-Reel) at the 16th Academy Awards.

Bunny(xx)

Bunny is a love letter to the fantastical childhood we leave behind. The story explores a delicate relationship between a little girl and her pet toy - Bunny. Things take a sad turn when Bunny is found 'dead' under mysterious circumstances on a rainy afternoon. An adventure explodes when the eager-to-please boy next door buries Bunny in the neighboring woods, only to discover later that Bunny has disappeared from his soggy grave...

Scared Straight!: 10 Years Later(en)

A follow up to the 1978 documentary. Wherein we take a look at the kids who were sent to a prison and were subjected to the words of the convicts in the prison in hopes of getting them to go straight. We get a look of how they are doing. We also look at some of the convicts. How some of them got out but ended up back in prison.

Cubic Zirconia(en)

After a missing woman is found deceased, detectives race to locate her missing children and the motive behind it all.

Moisés(es)

Musik bei Nacht(de)

During his divorce proceedings famous composer/bandleader Robert needs to live off the grid and switches identities with his friend George, a barkeeper. But his new flame, Maria, learns that George has a wife and two kids.

The Giacomettis(de)

The rugged Swiss mountain valley of Bregaglia has produced an entire dynasty of artists: the Giacomettis. Alberto revolutionised the art world with his slender sculptures. Before him, his father was an Impressionist of the first hour. What makes this valley the birthplace of so many artists?

Multiplex 10(en)

MULTIPLEX 10 centers around the lives of the movie-loving and customer-weary staff of the Multiplex 10 Cinemas. Kurt is an usher, pining for that special someone to share his love of horror movies. The newest hire, Jason, is a film snob who just needs a freakin’ job, okay? Jeez. Despite their differences, the pair will make fast friends — unless they kill each other first.

Blink of an Eye(en)

Three perceptions of only one truth - hers, his and ours. This film has a trigger warning associated with it.

¿Qué es un Payaso Mental?(es)

Beastie Girls(ko)

About the life in the celebrity and prostitution world. Only those who have been there know what it's like with the relationships with people, misunderstandings, conflicts, worries and sadness.

Transit(ar)

The video Transit by Taysir Batniji tackles the issues of borders. The Palestinian artist presents a silent slideshow, made up of photographic images, that he made clandestinely at border passages between Egypt and Gaza. The photographs of people waiting are alternated with black screens, metaphors for emptiness and the passing of time, reflecting the difficult and often impossible conditions of mobility for today’s Palestinians. The video addresses notions of travel and displacement as well as the situation of being between two cultures and identities.