German Feature Films in the University of Arizona Library
Backstairs
By Jessner. Silent / German with subtitles. Feature Film — German expressionist film about a postman consumed with jealousy over a maid's love affair with another man. — PN1997 .B3347 — VHS
Bagdad Cafe
By Adlon. In English. Feature Film — An off-beat comedy about a greasy spoon and a rusty gas pump in the Mojave desert, and mismatched characters who find paradise off the beaten track. — PN1995.C55 B33 2001 — DVD
Barcarole
By Laprecht. In German. Feature Film — During Carnival time, a womanizer makes a bet that he can seduce the wife of a rich Mexican in just one night. It comes to a duel and a tragic end. This film is acclaimed for its superior acting. — PN1997 .B37 1996 — VHS
Berlin Alexanderplatz
By Fassbinder. In German with subtitles. Feature Film — Set in the Weimar Republic era, the story of Franz Biberkof, a man who has just been released from prison where he has served four years for an irrational act of violence. He returns to his Berlin neighborhood resolved to go straight; but forces in his environment, the influences of his cronies, the grinding poverty, and the decay of society overwhelm him and he begins his duel with fate. — PT2607.O35 B51132 — VHS
Berlin Romance
[Berliner Romanze], In German with subtitles. Feature Film — A love story about 17 year-old Uschi, and East German saleswoman, and Hans, an unemployed auto mechanic from West Berlin. The city is reflected through the eyes and feelings of these youthful figures. For example, the bright shop windows in West Berlin are much more appealing to Uschi than the plain gray buildings in the East, so she leaves her parents house for the West. Uschi takes the audience on a journey behind the facade of the economic miracle in West Berlin. In the end, she returns home to her parents' house along with Hans, who leaves his job in the West to make a living in the East. — PN1997.5 .B47 — VHS
Berlin Schonhauser Corner
By Klein. In German with subtitles. Feature Film — Portrays young people in East Berlin in search of their purpose in life a few years before the contstruction of the Berlin Wall. — PN1997.5 .B45 — VHS
Beware of a Holy Whore
[Warnung vor einer heiligen Nutte ], by Fassbinder. In German with subtitles. Feature Film — Chronicles the experience of a German film cast and crew stranded at a luxury seaside hotel, waiting for the arrival of their director and stalled by various other obstacles. Shows the group bickering and struggling to make it through the filming of the movie even after the tyrannical director arrives — PN1997 .W373 2003— DVD
Beyond Silence
[Jenseits der Stille], by Link. In German with subtitles. Feature Film — 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 the clarinet very successfully. Since 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. — PN1997 .B57 — VHS
The Bicycle
[Fahrrad, The], by Schmidt. In German with subtitles. Feature Film — Susanne is a single mother in her late twenties. She tries to make ends meet for her and her child by doing un-skilled work. She sticks to no principles, frittering away her time in discos or hanging out with old friends. When she gets to know Thomas, a young engineer who has just been made head of his department, she is tempted to get into closer contact with him , especially since she discovers that he so very different from her. At the same time, however, her dreary job bugs her. Not without reason, she sees her work as something she cannot take pride in. So she quits her job. But what is she to live from? She faces big money problems which grow worse when her child becomes ill. In desperation, she commits insurance fraud. But her scheme is discovered and the matter is passed on to the State prosecutor. During this time, Thomas cares particularly well for her. He has no inkling of her criminal offence. He finds her a job at his workplace and the two of them are very happy. The relationship promises to last and this is why Susanne finally admits her crime to him. But this admission burdens the relationship to such a degree that they separate. Yet, Susanne, who has become more self-confident and mature, now tries to walk her own path. — PN1997.5 .F33 — VHS
The Big Heat
By Lang. In English. Feature Film — A crime melodrama about an honest police sergeant who risks his life and his job when his investigations lead to the exposure of the crime syndicate that controls the city administration. — PN1997 .B53 1987 — VHS
The Bitter Tears of Petra Von Kant
[Bitteren Tränen der Petra von Kant, Die], by Fassbinder. In German with subtitles. Feature Film— Petra von Kant is a successful fashion designer who carries on a melodrama of erotic attractions with two other women in her claustrophobic apartment. — N1997 .B573 2002 — DVD
The Blue Angel
[Blaue Engel, Der], by Sternberg. In German with subtitles. Feature Film — Professor Rath, a middle aged schoolmaster, becomes infatuated with and later marries Lola-Lola, a singer in a sleazy café. He is increasingly degraded by her and when she leaves him for another man, he returns to his school a broken old man and dies. — PT2625.A43 P7 — DVD
Blue Hour Tango Time
[Blaue Stunde tango time], In German / Spanish with subtitles. Feature Film — PT2671.L84 B52 — VHS
The Blue Light
[Blaue Licht, Das], by Riefenstahl. Silent / German with subtitles. Feature Film — A love story/fantasy set in the Italian Tyrol, about a painter who defies a local legend by climbing a mountain. — PN1997 .B5384 2006 — DVD
The Blum Affair
[Affair Blum], In German with subtitles. Feature Film — Based on a real case in Magdeburg during the Weimar Republic. The Jewish manufacturer Jacob Blum is framed for the murder of his accountant due to the accusations of Gabler — PN1997.5 .A33 — VHS
The Boat
[Boot, Das], by Petersen. In German with subtitles. Feature Film — An antiwar film that follows the daring patrol of U-96, one of Germany's gray wolves — PN1995.9.W3 B627 — VHS
The Boat
[Boot, Das], by Petersen. In German with subtitles. Feature Film — Follows the daring patrol of the U-96, one of the famed German U-boats known as the gray wolves." The crew is graphically portrayed in a life-and-death struggle. "Remastered with over 60 minutes of extra footage never seen before on video"-- — PN1997 .B66 — DVD
Born in Forty-five
[Jahrgang 45], by Bottcher. In German with subtitles. Feature Film — "Tells the story of Al and Li, a married couple living in the Prenzlauer Berg district of Berlin. They have only been married for a couple of months but decide to divorce. Alfred, a motorcycle enthusiast, especially pushes for the divorce. He fears losing his independence and freedom to experiment. Alfred takes a couple days off to clear his head, riding through Berlin and meeting friends and strangers. The fact that he ultimately returns to Lisa is possible a good omen, but the ending remains open."-- — PT2662.O883 J34713 — VHS
The Broken Jug
[Zerbrochene Krug], by Ucicky. In German with subtitles. Feature Film — The play .. pursues the court proceedings dealing with the request for damages by Frau Marthe Rull against Ruprecht — PN1997 .Z47 — VHS
Burning Soil
[brennende Acker, Der : das Drama eines Ehrgeizigen 6 Akte], by Murnau. Silent / German with subtitles. Feature Film — An ambitious young man scorns his farming family background, becomes secretary to an aged Count and moves his affections from the Count's daughter to his young, second wife, when he realizes that the latter will inherit the greater fortune from land likely to be rich in oil. — PN1995.75 .B74 — VHS