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German Movie SummariesSeptember 2015
"Barbara" 2012 - 105min. DVD
Language: German/English Subtitles
A doctor working in 1980s East Germany finds herself banished to a small country hospital.
“Arielle Die Meerjungfrau” 1989 – 89min. DVD
Language: German/English Subtitles
A mermaid princess makes a Faustian bargain with and unscrupulous sea-witch in order to meet a human prince on
land.
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"Bella Martha” 2001 - 109min. DVD
Language: German/English Subtitles
When a headstrong chef takes charge of her equally stubborn 8-year-old niece, the tensions between them mount... until an Italian sous-
chef arrives to lighten the mood.
"Beyond Silence" or "Janseits der Stille" 1996 - 109min. DVD
Language: German/English Subtitles
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 clarinet very successfully. However 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.
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German Movie SummariesSeptember 2015
"Boll, Heinrich" ND – 30min. DVD
Language: German Only
This program captures aspects of the life and work of Heinrich Boll in photographs, video, and German narrative. The landscapes-
rives, streets, and country side- where the poet lived and worked are recaptured in a moving images to the extent the still exist today.
"Boot, Das" 1981 - 149min. DVD
Language: German/English Subtitles
The claustrophobic world of a WWII German U-boat; boredom, filth, and sheer terror.
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German Movie SummariesSeptember 2015
“Derrick: Die Dame aus Amsterdam” or “Derrick: The Lady from Amsterdam” 1987 - 59min. VHS
Languages: German Only
Film: Albert Hufland could still make an emergency call by telephone to Derrick. Then shots rang out, and the line was
interrupted. Derrick knew Hufland forth from the police, now he was a detective. He was met with a "big deal" When observation
of Frankfurter chemist Dr. Soest.
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German Movie SummariesSeptember 2015
"Eight Easy Pieces” ND – 30min. Vdisk
Languages: French or German
Eight five-minute segments of the original ABCs of Economics series have been selected to provide a motivating introduction to
business French or German.
“Einfach Toll!” or “Simply Great” ND – 54min. VHS
Languages: German Only
A Videotape Program to Accompnay Introductory German CoursesShot on location in Mainz, Fermany, Einfach Toll! brings to life scenes of everyday activities in the lives of young German people. The video’s eight modules and seven cultural interludes are rich in details that combine with authentic listening practice to motivate students and enhance their ability to
understand real spoken German.
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German Movie SummariesSeptember 2015
“Fledermaus, Die” or “Bat, The” 2003 – 155min. DVD
Languages: German/English Subtitles
Die Fledermaus is a Viennese fable of lechery, love, revenge and romance, of beautiful wives, juicy maids, amorous husbands, clever
friends, a mysterious count and a drunken jailer, of white tie and tails, beautiful gowns, a gold watch and lots of champagne. Most of all, it is a light-hearted and mischievous story that features some of Strauss' most romantic and bubbling music which just washes over
the audience.
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German Movie SummariesSeptember 2015
“Fokus Deutsch Level 2 (13-24)” ND – 2 parts; each 104min. long (208min. total) (2) VHS
Languages: German Only
Fokus Deutsch weaves together minidramas set in Germany, interviews with native speakers, and documentaries to teach German language, culture, and
history. Producers: SBH/Boston, Inter Nationes, and the Goethe Institut.
“Forsthaus Falkenau” 1988 – 60min. (17min. per episode) Vdisk
Languages: German Only
TV series that takes place in a fictional town called Kueblach played in Freyung-Grafenau near Passau in Bavaria.
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German Movie SummariesSeptember 2015
“Gabi and Frank” ND – 60min. VHS
Languages: German Only
The viewer learns functional German expressions through the eyes and ears of two teenagers from Munich, Gabi and Frank. Vocabulary and
grammar are developed through actual everyday conversations and we join the couple at school as they look for a job, price automobiles and perform
daily tasks.
“Goodbye Lenin!” 2003 – 120min. DVD
Languages: German/English Subtitles
In 1990, to protect his fragile mother from a fatal shock after a long coma, a young man must keep her from learning that her beloved
nation of East Germany as she knew it has disappeared.
“J. W. Goethe” – 30 min.
Languages: German Only
Culture: No information available.
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German Movie SummariesSeptember 2015
“Ich wollte Immer Blond Sein auf der Haut” or “I wanted to always be blond on the Skin” 1995 – 30min. Vdisk
Languages: German
A woman with a German mother and a Nigerian father who grew up in the former DDR tells of her life and experiences in the 1960s and
1970s.
“Inserat, Das: Vom Wettlauf um die Wohnung” 1990 – 30min. Vdisk
Languages: German Only
Documentary: No information available.
“Lernexpress” ND – 220min. Vdisk
Languages: German, English
10-program German language series on 3 disks
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German Movie SummariesSeptember 2015
“Leben der Anderen, Das” or “Lives of Others, The” 2006 – 138min. DVD
Languages: German/English Subtitles
In 1984 East Berlin, an agent of the secret police, conducting surveillance on a writer and his lover, finds himself becoming
increasingly absorbed by their lives.
“Lola Rennt” or “Run Lola Run” 1999 – 81min. DVD
Languages: German/English Subtitles
A young woman in Germany has twenty minutes to find and bring 100,000 Deutschmarks to her boyfriend before he robs a supermarket.
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German Movie SummariesSeptember 2015
“Mond Scheint Auch fuer Untermieter, Der” or “Moon Also Shines for Tenants, The” 1995 – 120min. (in two parts: 60 min. each) VHS
Languages: German Only
The Student Stefan rents his first apartment and meets the temperamental Christina on which his life goes into chaos with their many adventures.
“Mundraub” or “Food Thief” 1991 – 15min. DVD
Language: German Only
Culture: No information available.
New Germany, The: The Emergence of a Modern State – 23min. VHS only
Language: English
Culture: No information available.
**Note: Due to copyright law, advance arrangements are to be made with Dept. Asst. in order to view this tape.
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German Movie SummariesSeptember 2015
“Nowhere in Africa” 2001 – 142min. DVD
Languages: German Only
A German Jewish refugee family moves to and adjusts to a farm life in 1930's Kenya.
“Ratatouille” 2007 – 108min. DVD
Languages: German/English, German/English Subtitles
A rat that can cook makes an unusual alliance with a young kitchen worker at a famous restaurant.
New Germany, The: Nation Without a Country – 17min. VHS only
Language: English
Culture: No information available
**Note: Due to copyright law, advance arrangements are to be made with Dept. Asst. in order to view this tape.
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German Movie SummariesSeptember 2015
“Rhein and Mosel: The Romantic Road, The” ND – 52min. VHS
Languages: English Only
Travel: No information available.
"Rick Steves’ European Christmas – 60 min. DVD
Languages: English Only
Travel: No Information Available
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German Movie SummariesSeptember 2015
"Rick Steves’ Europe: Germany & Austria” ND – 210min. DVD
Languages: English Only
Travel: No Information Available
“Rosenstrasse” 2003 – 136min. DVD
Language: German/English Subtitles
After the death of her father, Hannah becomes concerned with the strange behavior of her mother. As her mother's troubled childhood
is revealed, Hannah realizes how little she ever knew.
“Rund Um Den Brocken” or “Around the Mountain” ND – 30min. Vdisk
Languages: German Only
Culture: No information available.
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German Movie SummariesSeptember 2015
“Solche Maenner Brauch das Land” ND – 30min. Vdisk
Languages: German Only
Culture: No information available.
“Sound of Music, The” 1965 – 175min. DVD (3)
Languages: English Only
In this classic 1965 film, a woman leaves an Austrian convent to become a governess to the children of a Naval officer widower.
“Ski Jumping” ND – 25min. Vdisk and VHS
Languages: German/English Subtitles
Culture: No information available.
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German Movie SummariesSeptember 2015
“Switzerland: Alpine Wonderland” ND – 58min. VHS
Languages: English Only
Culture: No information available.
“Touring Austria” ND – 60min. VHS
Languages: English Only
Travel: No information available.
“Treffpunkt Oesterreich (part 1-5)” ND – 82min. VHS
Languages: English Only
Language: No information available.
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German Movie SummariesSeptember 2015
“Unterwegs” ND – 56min. VHS
Languages: German Only
Culture: No information available.
“Wien, die Stadt im Herzen Europas” ND – 75min. VHS
Languages: German Only
Culture: No information available.
“Woman in Gold” – 109min. DVD
Languages: English
Summary: Maria Altmann, an octogenarian Jewish refugee, takes on the Austrian government to recover artwork she
believes rightfully belongs to her family.
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