Loss of Altitude

Clara and Hans are left-wing terrorists who have been sought by police for almost fifteen years. Their increasingly rebellious daughter Jeanne begins to pose a threat to their security when she falls in love with a boy she meets on the beach.

Runtime

1h 46m

Director

Christian Petzold, Candy Maldonado Agustin

Cast

Julia Hummer, Barbara Auer, Richy Müller

Emmi Kurowski, a cleaning lady, is lonely in her old age. Her husband died years ago, and her grown children offer little companionship. One night she goes to a bar frequented by Arab immigrants and strikes up a friendship with middle-aged mechanic Ali. Their relationship soon develops into something more, and Emmi's family and neighbo...

Runtime

1h 33m

Director

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Cast

Brigitte Mira, El Hedi ben Salem, Irm Hermann

In 1984 East Berlin, dedicated Stasi officer Gerd Wiesler begins spying on a famous playwright and his actress-lover Christa-Maria. Wiesler becomes unexpectedly sympathetic to the couple, and faces conflicting loyalties when his superior takes a liking to Christa-Maria.

Runtime

2h 17m

Director

Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck

Cast

Martina Gedeck, Ulrich Mühe, Sebastian Koch

Scout Finch, 6, and her older brother Jem live in sleepy Maycomb, Alabama, spending much of their time with their friend Dill and spying on their reclusive and mysterious neighbor, Boo Radley. When Atticus, their widowed father and a respected lawyer, defends a black man named Tom Robinson against fabricated rape charges, the trial and...

Runtime

2h 9m

Director

Robert Mulligan

Cast

Mary Badham, Gregory Peck, Phillip Alford

A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the U.S.-Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue.

Runtime

1h 57m

Director

Stanley Kubrick

Cast

Matthew Modine, Adam Baldwin, Vincent D'Onofrio