Favourite German Language Film

The Tin drum was very good.

A strange film but a good watch.

Nirgendwo in Afrika is a good watch

Not seen that one Bap, I`ll check it out, thanks.

you're welcome. Give this one a go as well - "Run Lola Run" completely different from the other one but great nontheless

Der Sevco poopenschafters.

Kenny Der Dummkopf

I seen that one Kenny on the History Channel

Cheers Bap!

63% of your party would let Scotland leave the UK if England get brexit..what a fud you are.

fir ackiebigot obviously.

Kenny Keine Freunde.

Der Besenne.

Bap - Have you been watching the remake of the wonderful Das Boot showing just now? Is it any good and worth a watch? Wolfgang Petersen`s original was an all time classic.

Wir Sind Das Volk.

i have yes; & it's very good. But how do you beat a classic?

Ackie typical hun..at your throat or at your feet,,the tartan tory.and unionist..your pals have sold you down the river you donkey.

Kenny I'm off on holiday shortly for 3 weeks.
What you going to do? Be torture for you.

The good people of Rothesay have my sympathy for the next 3 weeks..

The lives of others

good one twonky

hey Mac; you seem to have an affinity for Native Americans? If you  haven't watched Wind River, i can highly recommend it

Four Minutes
Brother of Sleep
Stalingrad
Aimee and Jaguar
Downfall

Can't remember the name but the one where the elderly mum collapsed as the cold war was ending. Woke up months later and her son had to pretend nothing had changed in case she had a heart attack.

Really good.

GoodbyeLenin .

fitzcarraldo is the best

That's the bunny dun.

Die Angst des Tormanns beim Elfmeter

(The Goalkeeper's Fear of the Penalty)

I liked the Tin Drum too.  The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (Herzog) is also a favourite. Anyone know the name of the Fassbinder film where the "mature" lady falls for a Turkish immigrant - very fine I remember, and still quite a lot to say about today. What is it called?

Angst essen Seele auf

excellent choice

Fear eats the soul.   Thanks Bap, much appreciated.

no worries; here it is for anyone interested:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bchs2iBpIak&feature=youtu.be

Goodbye Lenin! is brilliant. Socialism turns out to be wonderful when it only exists as an illusion.

Die Ehe der Maria Braun (The Marriage of Maria of Maria Braun) is my favourite. Hanna Schygulla

Jun 20, 2019 -- 2:12PM, blackbarn wrote:

Fear eats the soul.

^ eats up the soul

**** Faber
Phoenix
Return To Montauk
Yella

are others that are worth a look .

Dave: the title Angst essen Seele auf actually translates as 'Fear eat soul up'. It's deliberately incorrect, to reflect the speaker's poor knowledge of German.

He doesn't know how to conjugate the verb aufessen (to eat up), and he doesn't know the gender of the noun die Seele (the soul), so he just uses the infinitive form of the verb and omits the definite article.

'Fear eats up the soul' would translate as 'Angst isst die Seele auf'.

its was the "eat up" bit I was intending to highlight, I noticed the auf and deduced it was a separable verb that I hadn't seen before.  The "essen" insted of "isst" and lack of an article puzzled me (but most german grammar puzzles me) - your explanation clears that up.

The Snake Pit- The Torture Chamber Of Dr Sadism - Lex Barker ,Christopher Lee and Karin Dior , a little gem .
The Magic Mountain , from the novel by Thomas Mann .

Thanks Bap for the Wind River recommendation. My uncle was a Cherokee. A wise man he was.

do watch it Mac; it's my favourite film of the last couple of years. There's a Comanche actor in it called Gil Birmingham; who i personally think should play everyone from Red Cloud to Abraham Lincoln on the silver screen. His screen presence is 2nd to no one
a poignant & stark film; based on a true story that holds no punches & is refreshingly honest.  I love it; along with Hell & High Water & Sitcario, it's a loose trilogy,  all written by an actor named Taylor Sheridan

Funny Games -the 1997 version. It is in german but as far I know it was never called lustige Spiele.

Wings Of Desire
Downfall
Fitzcarraldo
Run Lola Run

Great shout RacingCert with Die Angst des Tormanns beim Elfmeter.
Although shown on tv in episodes, Edgar Reitz's Heimat was classed as a film and won awards accordingly. Marvellous epic. The DVD makes for a great box set.

Yes, agree with Cert on Goalie/Penalty and loved Fitzcarraldo, Kaspar Hauser and Downfall. However, I'm a great fan of The American Friend with Dennis Hopper as it opened my mind to continental cinema in the late 70s.

I certainly will Bap. Cheers!

Die Brucke (The Bridge) directed by the Austrian Bernhard Wicki, is an excellent anti-war film in the mould of All Quiet On The Western Front, which is a classic on it`s own right. The original that is, not the remake starring John Boy Walton.

Wolfskinder

I agree with Catford that Heimat was top class .

a German trailer for Wind River

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kv7ZvwVGbeA

Looks good! Cheers!

Heimat was a classic series.

Looks good! Cheers!

Heimat was a classic series.

Das Boot

The Lives of Others

Fitzcarraldo

Fitzcarraldo was excellent.

The Counterfeiters another good one.

Er ist wieder da (Look who`s back) is quite a comical watch. Hitler gets thrown into the now present and is troubled how Germany has turned out.

The Baader Meinhof Complex an absolutely shocking omission. one of my top ten (and starring bruno ganz for the nerds).

Another vote for the live of others - remember really enjoying Antibodies too, which was a thriller, but can't remember anything about it other than it was ace

DOWNFALL 
Bruno Ganz gave one of the greatest performances in Cinema history

Yes what about das boot like big h said .I only watched it when I saw it was highly recommended on here several  years ago by chit chaters  and I really enjoyed it

Bap - Watched Nirgendwo in Afrika and Wind River and thoroughly enjoyed them both, particularly the latter. Thank you.

ah good, Mac

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