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Publisher
First Run Features
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
The story of the Austrian writer and his life in exile from 1936 to 1942. Zweig was one of the most famous writers of his time, but as a Jewish intellectual he struggled to find the right stance towards the events in Nazi Germany. Driven to emigrate to South America at the peak of his worldwide fame, Zweig fell into despair at the sight of Europe's downfall.
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
How did an ordinary, middle-aged couple become a symbol of defiance against Nazi brutality? This tale of courage unfolds against the tumultuous backdrop of Berlin in 1940. Otto and Anna Quangel are a working class husband and wife doing their best to ride out the war. Their son is killed fighting on the frontlines. They begin pouring their rage and grief into postcards emblazoned with anti-Nazi slogans, risking everything to disseminate their messages...
3) Heaven
Publisher
Miramax Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Philippa is a British schoolteacher living in Italy, whose husband fell victim to a drug overdose. Vendice is a powerful local drug dealer who sold the dope which killed Philippa's husband. Disgusted with the inability of the police to bring Vendice to justice, Philippa takes the law into her own hands, planting a bomb which is intended to kill the dealer. Instead the bomb kills four innocent bystanders. Now with the help of her multilingual translator,...
4) Frantz
Publisher
Music Box Films
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
Français
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Description
Set in Germany and France in the immediate aftermath of the First World War (1914-1918), the film recalls the mourning period that follows great national tragedies as seen through the eyes of the war's 'lost generation': Anna, a bereft young German woman whose fiancé, Frantz, was killed during trench warfare, and Adrien, a French veteran of the war who shows up mysteriously in her town, placing flowers on Frantz's grave.
5) Cloud atlas
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
"Six stories spanning centuries. One soul ... in interwoven tales as time shifts between past, present and future. As characters reunite from one life to the next, their actions generate consequences: a killer evolves into a hero. An act of kindness inspires a revolution"--Container.
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
In a rising Saudi Arabian city, far from weary, recession-scarred America, a struggling businessman named Alan Clay pursues a last-ditch attempt to stave off foreclosure, pay his daughter's college tuition, and finally do something great.
7) Amour
Pub. Date
2013
Language
Français
Description
"Georges and Anne are a couple of retired music teachers enjoying life in their eighties. However, Anne suddenly has a stroke at breakfast and their lives are never the same. That incident begins Anne's harrowingly steep physical and mental decline as Georges attempts to care for her at home as she wishes"--IMDb.
Publisher
Wolfe Video LLC
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
Deutsch
Description
Guenther invites his friends to a party at the family's estate. Paul meets and becomes smitten with Guenther's sister. She reveals that she is secretly dating Hans, her brother's former lover. When Hans unexpectedly arrives emotions run out of control.
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
Deutsch
Description
"Season 3 opens in the fall of 1929 in Berlin, during the tumultuous weeks before Black Friday's stock market crash. Inspector Gereon Rath ... and Charlotte Ritter ... are assigned to investigate the death of an actress, only to realize that the film industry is as rotten as the underworld. In the meantime, the fascist Black Reichswehr are regathering their forces for their next attempt to bring down democracy and provoke more clashes with the Communists."--...
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
Deutsch
Description
"Set in 1929 Berlin, a metropolis in turmoil. In Seasons 1 and 2, the glittering excesses of the city's nightlife sparkle while an army of the impoverished strives for a better life. Organized crime and political extremists take advantage, extending their power throughout town. Gereon Rath ... a young cop from Cologne, is transferred to the vice squad in Berlin, which is headed by the seemingly affable Bruno Wolter ... . Charlotte Ritter ... is a...
