Tagged: country: germany
Esi Edugyan – Half-Blood Blues
Jazz musicians of mixed nationalities and ethnicities struggle to survive Nazi Berlin and occupied Paris. Decades later, the survivors still face the consequences of their choices.
Paradise: Love
The first in Ulrich Seidl’s trilogy, Paradise: Love explores just how people sometimes try to find passion in all the wrong ways.
Waltz with Bashir
Waltz with Bashir melds together documentary and narrative in order to present this disassociation between memory and reality for veterans long after the war.
100th post: 100 of my favorite things
Since I haven’t done personal lists like many YAM regulars, I’ll just go and do a general list of 100 things I love.
Savoring the Vision of Cloud Atlas
Finally watching Cloud Atlas on the big screen was a glorious experience.
Lore (2012)
Lore dives into the coming of age of a young woman in war-torn Germany, fighting to survive and keep her siblings safe from the horrors and death that surrounds them.
Tuvalu (German Film)
Tuvalu is an experimental dramedy with romantic undertones following the life of Anton, the caretaker of a decadent bathhouse business, its quirky owners and its customers.
Sophie Scholl: The Final Days
Sophie Scholl: The Final Days chronicles the last days of Scholl’s life after she’s caught distributing ‘anti-government’ printouts during the not-so-final days of Nazi Germany.
Loneliest Planet, The (2011)
The Loneliest Planet follows a couple — free-spirited Nica and her accommodating boyfriend, Alex — in their dream vacation in the wilderness of Euroasia, Georgia.
