Maximiliane Mainka Movies

A fearsome 19th century bandit, Cobra Verde cuts a swath through Brazil until he arrives at the sugar plantation of Don Octávio Countinho. Not...

Alexander Kluge reflects on the medieval Staufer dynasty and draws a line from Emperor Barbarossa to Operation Barbarossa.

The film does not have a plot per se; it mixes documentary footage, along with standard movie scenes, to give the audience the mood of Germany during...

An autobiographical short film by Werner Herzog made in 1986. Herzog tells stories about his life and career. The film contains excerpts and...

Elizabeth is a young woman who seeks happiness excessively burning out all those around her.

A young circus director ends up going into television after her father, a trapeze performer, dies in a circus accident.

The story of a gold smith who is so obsessed with his own craft that he murders his customers.

Eva is the object of rich Sugar Daddy's affection. But while he showers her with gifts, she wants someone younger - namely Erich, who's more her...

The Dumpster Kid is an artistic creation: in every story society forces her to learn something. But she, fully grown from the moment of her birth,...

Herzog's documentary of the Wodaabe people of the Sahara/Sahel region. Particular attention is given to the tribe's spectacular courtship rituals and...

A group of Miskito Indians use Nicaraguan child soldiers in their resistance against the Sandinistas.

Rainer Werner Fassbinder reflects on the various stages of his career, discusses how his motives behind filmmaking evolved up his film Despair.

Werner Herzog follows mountaineers Hans Kammerlander and Reinhold Messner during their expedition into climbing the Gasherbrum mountains, which has...

A German Film award winning documentary.

Alexander Kluge follows his father, a doctor, in his daily activity.

Alexander Kluge documents the preparations for an exhibition on the Staufer dynasty.