German and German-language Films
Aguirre, Wrath of God: understated study of obsession and megalomania is worth watching
Werner Herzog, “Aguirre, Wrath of God” (1972) A dramatic fictional rendition of the 1560 expedition
Category: German and German-language Films
Reviews of films from Germany and German-language films from other areas.
German and German-language Films
Heart of Glass: metaphor for downfall of German and Western civilisation
Werner Herzog, “Heart of Glass” (1976) An 18th-century tale of a town dependent on its
German and German-language Films
Wings of Desire: lovely and gentle meditation on divided Berlin and nature of being
Wim Wenders, “Wings of Desire” (1987) A romantic fantasy about an angel who yearns to
German and German-language Films
Inside the Cabinet of famous German Expressionist film
Robert Wiene, “The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari” (1920) Seeing this German Expressionist silent film