Movie... · Web viewGetting older and more mature she becomes interested in music and starts to play clarinet very successfully. However her parents are deaf,

German Movie SummariesSeptember 2015

"Barbara" 2012 - 105min. DVD

Language: German/English Subtitles

A doctor working in 1980s East Germany finds herself banished to a small country hospital.

“Arielle Die Meerjungfrau” 1989 – 89min. DVD


A mermaid princess makes a Faustian bargain with and unscrupulous sea-witch in order to meet a human prince on

land.

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"Bella Martha” 2001 - 109min. DVD


When a headstrong chef takes charge of her equally stubborn 8-year-old niece, the tensions between them mount... until an Italian sous-

chef arrives to lighten the mood.

"Beyond Silence" or "Janseits der Stille" 1996 - 109min. DVD


Since the earliest days in her childhood Lara has had a difficult but important task. Both her parents are deaf-mute and Lara has to translate from sign-language to the spoken word and vice versa

when her parents want to communicate with other people. Getting older and more mature she becomes interested in music and starts to play clarinet very successfully. However her parents are deaf, they cannot share Lara's musical career. The day comes when Lara has

to decide between her parents and her own ambitions.

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"Boll, Heinrich" ND – 30min. DVD

Language: German Only

This program captures aspects of the life and work of Heinrich Boll in photographs, video, and German narrative. The landscapes-

rives, streets, and country side- where the poet lived and worked are recaptured in a moving images to the extent the still exist today.

"Boot, Das" 1981 - 149min. DVD


The claustrophobic world of a WWII German U-boat; boredom, filth, and sheer terror.

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“Derrick: Die Dame aus Amsterdam” or “Derrick: The Lady from Amsterdam” 1987 - 59min. VHS

Languages: German Only

Film: Albert Hufland could still make an emergency call by telephone to Derrick. Then shots rang out, and the line was

interrupted. Derrick knew Hufland forth from the police, now he was a detective. He was met with a "big deal" When observation

of Frankfurter chemist Dr. Soest.

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"Eight Easy Pieces” ND – 30min. Vdisk

Languages: French or German

Eight five-minute segments of the original ABCs of Economics series have been selected to provide a motivating introduction to

business French or German.

“Einfach Toll!” or “Simply Great” ND – 54min. VHS


A Videotape Program to Accompnay Introductory German CoursesShot on location in Mainz, Fermany, Einfach Toll! brings to life scenes of everyday activities in the lives of young German people. The video’s eight modules and seven cultural interludes are rich in details that combine with authentic listening practice to motivate students and enhance their ability to

understand real spoken German.

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“Fledermaus, Die” or “Bat, The” 2003 – 155min. DVD

Languages: German/English Subtitles

Die Fledermaus is a Viennese fable of lechery, love, revenge and romance, of beautiful wives, juicy maids, amorous husbands, clever

friends, a mysterious count and a drunken jailer, of white tie and tails, beautiful gowns, a gold watch and lots of champagne. Most of all, it is a light-hearted and mischievous story that features some of Strauss' most romantic and bubbling music which just washes over

the audience.

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“Fokus Deutsch Level 2 (13-24)” ND – 2 parts; each 104min. long (208min. total) (2) VHS


Fokus Deutsch weaves together minidramas set in Germany, interviews with native speakers, and documentaries to teach German language, culture, and

history. Producers: SBH/Boston, Inter Nationes, and the Goethe Institut.

“Forsthaus Falkenau” 1988 – 60min. (17min. per episode) Vdisk


TV series that takes place in a fictional town called Kueblach played in Freyung-Grafenau near Passau in Bavaria.

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“Gabi and Frank” ND – 60min. VHS


The viewer learns functional German expressions through the eyes and ears of two teenagers from Munich, Gabi and Frank. Vocabulary and

grammar are developed through actual everyday conversations and we join the couple at school as they look for a job, price automobiles and perform

daily tasks.

“Goodbye Lenin!” 2003 – 120min. DVD


In 1990, to protect his fragile mother from a fatal shock after a long coma, a young man must keep her from learning that her beloved

nation of East Germany as she knew it has disappeared.

“J. W. Goethe” – 30 min.


Culture: No information available.

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“Ich wollte Immer Blond Sein auf der Haut” or “I wanted to always be blond on the Skin” 1995 – 30min. Vdisk

Languages: German

A woman with a German mother and a Nigerian father who grew up in the former DDR tells of her life and experiences in the 1960s and

1970s.

“Inserat, Das: Vom Wettlauf um die Wohnung” 1990 – 30min. Vdisk


Documentary: No information available.

“Lernexpress” ND – 220min. Vdisk

Languages: German, English

10-program German language series on 3 disks

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“Leben der Anderen, Das” or “Lives of Others, The” 2006 – 138min. DVD


In 1984 East Berlin, an agent of the secret police, conducting surveillance on a writer and his lover, finds himself becoming

increasingly absorbed by their lives.

“Lola Rennt” or “Run Lola Run” 1999 – 81min. DVD


A young woman in Germany has twenty minutes to find and bring 100,000 Deutschmarks to her boyfriend before he robs a supermarket.

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“Mond Scheint Auch fuer Untermieter, Der” or “Moon Also Shines for Tenants, The” 1995 – 120min. (in two parts: 60 min. each) VHS


The Student Stefan rents his first apartment and meets the temperamental Christina on which his life goes into chaos with their many adventures.

“Mundraub” or “Food Thief” 1991 – 15min. DVD

Language: German Only


New Germany, The: The Emergence of a Modern State – 23min. VHS only

Language: English


**Note: Due to copyright law, advance arrangements are to be made with Dept. Asst. in order to view this tape.

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“Nowhere in Africa” 2001 – 142min. DVD


A German Jewish refugee family moves to and adjusts to a farm life in 1930's Kenya.

“Ratatouille” 2007 – 108min. DVD

Languages: German/English, German/English Subtitles

A rat that can cook makes an unusual alliance with a young kitchen worker at a famous restaurant.

New Germany, The: Nation Without a Country – 17min. VHS only

Language: English

Culture: No information available

**Note: Due to copyright law, advance arrangements are to be made with Dept. Asst. in order to view this tape.

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“Rhein and Mosel: The Romantic Road, The” ND – 52min. VHS

Languages: English Only

Travel: No information available.

"Rick Steves’ European Christmas – 60 min. DVD


Travel: No Information Available

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"Rick Steves’ Europe: Germany & Austria” ND – 210min. DVD


Travel: No Information Available

“Rosenstrasse” 2003 – 136min. DVD


After the death of her father, Hannah becomes concerned with the strange behavior of her mother. As her mother's troubled childhood

is revealed, Hannah realizes how little she ever knew.

“Rund Um Den Brocken” or “Around the Mountain” ND – 30min. Vdisk



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“Solche Maenner Brauch das Land” ND – 30min. Vdisk



“Sound of Music, The” 1965 – 175min. DVD (3)


In this classic 1965 film, a woman leaves an Austrian convent to become a governess to the children of a Naval officer widower.

“Ski Jumping” ND – 25min. Vdisk and VHS



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“Switzerland: Alpine Wonderland” ND – 58min. VHS



“Touring Austria” ND – 60min. VHS


Travel: No information available.

“Treffpunkt Oesterreich (part 1-5)” ND – 82min. VHS


Language: No information available.

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“Unterwegs” ND – 56min. VHS



“Wien, die Stadt im Herzen Europas” ND – 75min. VHS



“Woman in Gold” – 109min. DVD

Languages: English

Summary: Maria Altmann, an octogenarian Jewish refugee, takes on the Austrian government to recover artwork she

believes rightfully belongs to her family.

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