Claus von Wagner - Theorie der feinen Menschen I

With the intention to break free from the strict familial restrictions, a suicidal young woman sets up a marriage of convenience with a forty-year-old addict, an act that will lead to an outburst of envious love.

Runtime

2h 2m

Director

Fatih Akin

Cast

Birol Ünel, Güven Kıraç, Meltem Cumbul

Retired farmer and widower Alvin Straight learns one day that his estranged brother Lyle has suffered a severe stroke. Alvin is determined to make things right with Lyle while he still can, but his brother lives in Wisconsin, while Alvin is stuck in Iowa with no car and no driver's license. He then has the idea of making the trip on hi...

Runtime

1h 52m

Director

David Lynch

Cast

Richard Farnsworth, Sissy Spacek, Jane Galloway Heitz

A character study of a family on vacation. The emotional abyss and problems are behind the seemingly nice facade of an intact family as they experience guilt, love, and jealousy.

Runtime

1h 37m

Director

Stefan Krohmer, Petra Misovic

Cast

Martina Gedeck, Robert Seeliger, Svea Lohde

Jess Bhamra, the daughter of a strict Indian couple in London, is not permitted to play organized soccer, even though she is 18. When Jess is playing for fun one day, her impressive skills are seen by Jules Paxton, who then convinces Jess to play for her semi-pro team. Jess uses elaborate excuses to hide her matches from her family whi...

Runtime

1h 52m

Director

Gurinder Chadha

Cast

Parminder Nagra, Keira Knightley, Jonathan Rhys Meyers

Though young Jane Austen's financially strapped parents expect her to marry the nephew of wealthy Lady Gresham, Jane herself knows that such a union will destroy her creativity and sense of self-worth. Instead, she becomes involved with Tom Lefroy, a charming but penniless apprentice lawyer who gives her the knowledge of the heart she ...

Runtime

2h

Director

Julian Jarrold

Cast

Anne Hathaway, James McAvoy, Julie Walters