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The Legend of Rita
Rita Vogt is a radical West German terrorist who abandons the revolution and settles in East Germany with a new identity provided by the East German secret service. She lives in constant fear of having her cover blown, which unavoidably happens after the German re-unification.
Volker Schlöndorff
Casts & Crew
Bibiana Beglau
Nadja Uhl
Martin Wuttke
Harald Schrott
Alexander Beyer
Jenny Schily
Angela Hobrig
Mario Irrek
Thomas Arnold
Dietrich Körner
Rudolf Donath
Matthias Wien
Petra Ehlert
Hannelore Schubert
Rüdiger Sander
Also Directed by Volker Schlöndorff
Thirteen filmmakers talk about Henri Langlois and their relationship with him.
A drama loosely based on Jean Bernard's Nazi-era prison diary.
A nearly illiterate woman becomes one of the founders of Poland's Solidarity union.
Pollet and Schlöndorff imagine the Mediterranean as a supernal arena.
A regular day in a Louisiana sugarcane plantation changes course when a local white farmer is shot in self defense. A group of old, black men takes a courageous step by coming forward en masse to take responsibility for the killing of a white racist, whom one of their members has shot. As the sheriff confronts the suspects, the young plantation owner stands alone in her daring defense of this group of men, provoking racial tension that makes a compelling drama.
An interview in six parts between Volker Schlöndorff and Billy Wilder.
Television film.
Frenchman Abel Tiffauges is a naive man who lives a simple life working as a mechanic. Falsely accused of being a child abuser, he is recruited as a soldier when World War II begins, but is captured soon and taken to the heart of Nazi Germany.
Somewhere in the endless steppes of Central Asia lies a treasure. One man holds the key to it, a fragment of an ancient map. But in his restless quest, Charles isn't looking for fame or glory. He's looking for a way to heal his wounded soul. He's looking for love. Ulzhan felt it the first time she laid eyes on him.
The third episodical film, after Deutschland im Herbst and Der Kandidat, in which notable German film makers reflect on the state of their country.