German Feature Films in the University of Arizona Library
L'africaine, or Love Takes a Fatal Turn
By Kluge. In German with subtitles. Feature Film — Originally produced for the German television program: 10 vor 11 — N6494.V53 K678 — VHS
The Last Laugh
[letzte Mann, Der], by Murnau. In German with subtitles. Feature Film — A pompous, aging doorman, rejected by family and friends when he is fired from his job, experiences a sudden change in fortune. — PN1997 .L377 — VHS
The Legend of Paul & Paula
[Legende von Paul & Paula, Die], by Carow. In German with subtitles. Feature Film — A bitter-sweet love story of a young woman who tries to fulfill her love against all obstacles. Tells about the love of a single saleswoman to a married and complacent bureaucrat who comes out of his shell. — PN1997 .L43 — VHS
The Legends of Rita
[stille nach dem schuss, Die], by Schlöndorff . In German with subtitles. Feature Film — This political thriller, set in the final years of the Cold War, recounts the struggles of a young West German woman member of a terrorist group (loosely based on the real Baader-Meinhof gang). When the group disbands, she goes into hiding with an invented identity in East Germany. She struggles with the realities of a Communist state while keeping the distant ideal of socialism. — PN1997.5 .S74 — DVD
Liliom
By Lang. In French with subtitles. Feature Film — Brash ne'er-do-well Liliom, played by Boyer with physical gusto and inner uncertainty, is a carnival barker until he encounters the ethereal Julie. Their spellbound union is based on her unwavering faith in him. — PN1995.9.F67 L55 2004 — DVD
The Lives of Others
[Das Leben der Anderen] in German with subtitles. Feature Film — A 1984 East Berlin simple surveillance assignment: Capt. Gerd Wiesler, a Stasi officer and a specialist in surveillance, has been assigned to keep an eye on Georg Dreyman, a respected playwright, and his actress girlfriend, Christa-Maria Sieland. Though Dreyman is known to associate with blacklisted director Albert Jerska, a known dissident, Dreyman's record is spotless. Wiesler discovers that Minister Hempf has an ulterior motive in spying on this seemingly upright citizen. Wiesler's sympathies shift from the government to its people - or at least to this one particular person. — PN1995.9.S87 L5847 2007 — DVD
Lola and Billy the Kid
[Lola und Bilidikid], by Ataman. In German with subtitles. Feature Film — Murat from Turkey, living in Berlin Germany, slowly discovers his homosexuality. His older brother Osman wants him to finally lose his virginity in a heterosexual manner thus causing Murat to run away. In a bar, Murat meets a tranvestite, Lola and also Bilidikid, who thinks Murat is enamoured with Lola. Eventually Lola is revealed as Murat's actual brother disowned by Osman years ago. — PN1997 .L65 — DVD
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum
[verlorene ehre der Katharina Blum, Die], by Von Trotta. In German with subtitles. Feature Film — In the period of several days, Katharina's privacy and her honor are destroyed, first by the police who terrorize her, and then by the yellow press, which creates in her name the image of a politicized Bonnie Parker. — P96.C74 L6 — VHS
A Love in Germany
[Liebe in Deutschland], by Wajda. In German with subtitles. Feature Film — The story of a tragic love affair between a German shopkeeper's wife and a Polish prisoner of war, set in a small German village during World War II. — PN1997 .L49 — VHS
Love Is Colder Than Death
[Liebe ist kälter als der Tod], by Fassbinder. In German with subtitles. Feature Film — Franz, a small-time pimp from Berin, strikes up a friendship with Bruno, another criminal recruit. Despite ther persuasive methods, Franz refuses to join the organization. Instead, he teams with Bruno on a small wave of shoplifting and murder. But Franz's prostitute girlfriend is distrustful of the gangster -- and when Bruno begins planning a bank robbery, she makes some arrangements of her own. — PN1997 .L78 — DVD
The Love of Jeanne Ney
[Liebe der Jeanne Ney], by Pabst. In German with subtitles. Feature Film — Classic of a blind girl in a story of poltics, intrigue, robbery and murder. — PG3476.E5 L65 — VHS