Ahlan Singapore

Divorce lawyer Peter Ullrich’s seemingly perfect life shatters when his wife Katja suddenly leaves with their children. To shield his reputation, he hides the split and asks his clerk Thomas - himself reeling from family turmoil - to care for the kids. Amid comedic and touching moments, Thomas bonds with Peter’s children while both men...

Runtime

2h 59m

Director

Dieter Wedel

Cast

Fritz Karl, Silke Bodenbender, Anna Hausburg

The film tells the tragic fate of railroad guard Thiel at the end of the 19th century. Thiel, who spends his days in the dull, monotonous fulfillment of his duties, has lost his gentle, quiet wife Minna. He remarries out of concern for his young son Tobias. His second wife Lene, with whom he also has a child, is superior to him in vita...

Runtime

1h 13m

Director

Hans-Joachim Kasprzik

Cast

Martin Trettau, Walfriede Schmitt, Blanche Kommerell

Glimpses of Chaucer penning his famous work are sprinkled through this re-enactment of several of his stories.

Runtime

1h 51m

Director

Pier Paolo Pasolini

Cast

Hugh Griffith, Laura Betti, Ninetto Davoli

The film consists of a series of tightly interlinked vignettes, the most sustained of which details the story of a man and a woman who are passionately in love. Their attempts to consummate their passion are constantly thwarted, by their families, by the Church and bourgeois society in general.

Runtime

1h 3m

Director

Luis Buñuel

Cast

Gaston Modot, Lya Lys, Max Ernst

Free after years in prison, Carlito Brigante intends to give up his criminal ways, but it's not long before the ex-con is sucked back into the New York City underworld.

Runtime

2h 24m

Director

Brian De Palma

Cast

Al Pacino, Sean Penn, Penelope Ann Miller