Michael Ballhaus Movies

  • 2005
    Who is Helene Schwarz?

    Who is Helene Schwarz?

    Who is Helene Schwarz?

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    Only the chosen few know this woman who started working as a secretary for the German Film and Television Academy (DFFB) on 13 February, 1966. The...

    Who is Helene Schwarz?
  • 1977
    Adolf and Marlene

    Adolf and Marlene

    Adolf and Marlene

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    When Hitler watches Marlene Dietrich in a movie, he falls in love with her. He persuades her to come back to Germany to be with him, but upon her...

    Adolf and Marlene
  • 2008
    Michael Ballhaus - Eine Reise durch mein Leben

    Michael Ballhaus - Eine Reise durch mein Leben

    Michael Ballhaus - Eine Reise durch mein Leben

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    One of Germany's stars of cinematography, embarks on the journey through his life. The film begins in the US and Hollywood - where Ballhaus...

    Michael Ballhaus - Eine Reise durch mein Leben
  • 2006
    Cinematographer Style

    Cinematographer Style

    Cinematographer Style

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    110 of the world's top cinematographers discuss the art of how and why films look the way they do.

    Cinematographer Style
  • 1983
    Edith's Diary

    Edith's Diary

    Edith's Diary

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    When Edith Howland's husband abandons her for a younger woman, leaving her with their alcoholic son and his senile uncle, she begins recording...

    Edith's Diary
  • 2011
    The Cinema and its Double: Rainer Werner Fassbinder's 'Despair' Revisited

    The Cinema and its Double: Rainer Werner Fassbinder's 'Despair' Revisited

    The Cinema and its Double: Rainer Werner Fassbinder's 'Despair' Revisited

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    This absolutely top-notch documentary by Robert Fischer is a fascinating look back at not just the film in question, but Fassbinder's meteoric career...

    The Cinema and its Double: Rainer Werner Fassbinder's 'Despair' Revisited
  • 1981
    Today We're Playing Boss

    Today We're Playing Boss

    Today We're Playing Boss

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    Film extras take possession of a bogus film production company and acting as ideal world of film to persuade one associates mother-in-law of marriage.

    Today We're Playing Boss
  • 1971
    Beware of a Holy Whore

    Beware of a Holy Whore

    Beware of a Holy Whore

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    Film director Jeff and his lead actor are taking their time getting to set. In their absence, the crew lack a purposeful way to spend their time...

    Beware of a Holy Whore
  • 1977
    Portrait of Valeska Gert

    Portrait of Valeska Gert

    Portrait of Valeska Gert

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    “Grotesque dancer” Valeska Gert speaks with inimitable repartee and typical Berlin brashness about her scandals and the people she met....

    Portrait of Valeska Gert
  • 1978
    Little Godard

    Little Godard

    Little Godard

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    The production of a film requires recording equipment and financial resources, if nothing else. Hellmuth Costard places these basic prerequisites at...

    Little Godard
  • 1978
    Spiel der Verlierer

    Spiel der Verlierer

    Spiel der Verlierer

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    The 50-year-old haulier Kluth is left by his wife and falls in love with 15-year-old Anita, the daughter of the owners of his favorite pub. Anita's...

    Spiel der Verlierer
  • 2008
    Mister Karl

    Mister Karl

    Mister Karl

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    A documentary about the life of Karlheinz Böhm from his film career to his charity activities in Ethiopia.

    Mister Karl
  • 2000
    Fassbinder's Women

    Fassbinder's Women

    Fassbinder's Women

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    An essay film in which filmmaker Rosa von Praunheim interviews "the willing victims of Rainer Werner Fassbinder."

    Fassbinder's Women
  • 2010
    Rainer Werner Fassbinder's World on a Wire: Looking Ahead to Today

    Rainer Werner Fassbinder's World on a Wire: Looking Ahead to Today

    Rainer Werner Fassbinder's World on a Wire: Looking Ahead to Today

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    A retrospective look at the making of "World on a Wire".

    Rainer Werner Fassbinder's World on a Wire: Looking Ahead to Today
  • 1974
    Made in Germany and USA

    Made in Germany and USA

    Made in Germany and USA

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    A couple (Karin Thome and Eberhard Klasse), whose relationship can't hold up to the pressure of their financial and career problems, only have their...

    Made in Germany and USA
  • 1972
    Adele Spitzeder

    Adele Spitzeder

    Adele Spitzeder

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    The true story of Adele Spitzeder, who started her own private bank in 1870s Bavaria by promising everyone that gave her money high interest rates....

    Adele Spitzeder
  • 1984
    The Autograph

    The Autograph

    The Autograph

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    The bandoneon player Daniel and the boxer Toni arrive independently from each other in a provincial town in Latin America where they are booked to...

    The Autograph
  • 1976
    Dorothea Merz

    Dorothea Merz

    Dorothea Merz

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    Dorothea Merz
  • 1974
    From the Family of Reptiles

    From the Family of Reptiles

    From the Family of Reptiles

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    A commissioned work for a television series on WDR, A House for Us. FROM THE FAMILY OF REPTILES and THE ISLAND are a complete program in two...

    From the Family of Reptiles
  • 1974
    The Island

    The Island

    The Island

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    A commissioned work for a television series on WDR, A House for Us. FROM THE FAMILY OF REPTILES and THE ISLAND are a complete program in two...

    The Island