Klaus Maria Brandauer

Veteran defense attorney Konrad Biegler accepts the defense of a man accused of kidnapping a young girl. At the trial he must face the tenacious police inspector Peter Nadler.

Veteran defense attorney Konrad Biegler and tenacious police inspector Peter Nadler face off in the trial of a man accused of kidnapping a young girl. (Abridged version of Enemies: Against the Clock and Enemies: The Confession, focusing on the ins and outs of the judicial process.)

When a young girl is kidnapped, ruthless police inspector Peter Nadler embarks on a race against time to rescue her.

This historical and analytical documentary draws attention to the background of the roots of "New Austrian Cinema" and presents Austria as a film country to be taken seriously. The audience gets to see rare early works by well-known filmmakers as well as shots of landscapes that served as a source of inspiration and locations that have produced important Austrian films since the end of the 19th century.

Cardiologista aposentado, Doutor S agora se sente perdido sem o seu trabalho. Ao voltar para sua aldeia natal, ele decide trabalhar como clínico geral para ajudar o povo. Mas de maneira inesperada ele é confrontado com a dura realidade de um vilarejo dominado por políticos despreocupados e falta de atendimento básico.

Magic opera, Singspiel, a comedy with spectacular stage effects, Masonic ritual with Egyptian mysteries, heroic-comic opera? Die Zauberflöte is heard more often and has been more frequently performed, discussed, queried and interrogated than almost any other work in the history of opera. It is rare for the mysteriousness and multiformity of a work to be adjured with such mantric intensity. It is equally rare for a work to enjoy such undisputed success despite all these debates – and for over two hundred years at that.

A documentary directed by Kathrin Anderson.

An aging renowned art history researcher falls in love with a younger woman who struggles and tries to cover his ongoing Alzheimer's's.

At the end of his life, Wilhelm Reich - psychiatrist and experimental scientist searching for the fundamentals of life - finds himself on trial, charged with deception. His dream of liberating human individuality makes him a dangerous opponent of an American system that is striving after 1945 for global hegemony, using all available means. Was it madness to believe in man's liberty or was Reich simply in the wrong place at the wrong time, and, being a holistic global thinker, accurately observing far-reaching socio-political linkages? Ten years after his mysterious death, his writings, once burnt by the US FDA, become an important source of inspiration for a '68 generation in revolt. Written by Novotny & Novotny

Based on archive holdings from nine decades, director Hannes Rossacher has created a complete Jedermann performance and thus a unique cultural-historical puzzle from Alexander Moissi to Nicholas Ofczarek. The success story of the phenomenon "Everyman" is told in an unprecedented way.

Set in Zurich in the 1950s, a special agent who is near retirement receives a major assignment: Bring down Harry Wind, a top PR manager who has been accused of spying.

Na semana de seu aniversário de 18 anos, Bennie, garçom de um navio de cruzeiro, tem uma escala em Buenos Aires. Então ele procura seu irmão mais velho, Tetro, que ele não vê há anos. Tetro, que mora com Miranda, é um caso perdido; ele é quente e frio com o irmão, apresentando-o como um 'amigo', recusando-se a falar sobre a família deles, dizendo a Bennie para não contar a Miranda quem é o pai deles. Rememorar seu pai lança uma sombra sobre os dois irmãos. Quem é ele e que passado Tetro deixou para trás? Bennie encontra páginas do romance inacabado de Tetro, páginas que forçam ambos a relembrar sua própria história e tornar-se parte da vida de seu irmão novamente. O que pode acontecer com a pressão de Bennie?

Documentary about film director and actor Bernhard Wicki.

A great Empire, once famous for its enlightened traditions, is taken over by a ruthless political establishment. Religious fundamentalists and national separatists are tearing at the fabric of its liberal society. Under the influence of his conservative advisors, the Emperor fails to initiate the reforms that could save the Empire from annihilation. One man alone can avert the cataclysm to come. The year is 1888 and the 600-year-old Empire of Austria-Hungary is at a cross-road of history. Crown-Prince Rudolf, son of fabled Empress Sisi, the most beautiful woman of her time, is the man with the vision and the ability to lead his Empire into the 20th century. Yet his enemies, the all-powerful Prime Minister first and foremost, scheme to isolate Rudolf from his father and from access to power. Against the backdrop of one of the most dangerous, exciting and colorful periods in history, at the dawn of the modern age...

A series of poems.

Para prender a ativista Maria Von Gall, que com muita coragem se esforça para ajudar judeus a escaparem das garras do Nazismo na França, a SS seqüestra seu filho Thomas, um brilhante garoto de 11 anos de idade, mestre em xadrez. Depois de ver a mãe ser assassinada pelos alemães, o menino é resgatado pelo pai americano, que ele nunca havia conhecido, e ambos fogem para a Espanha. Mas Maria havia contado a Thomas um precioso segredo, que agora pode mais do que nunca colar a vida de pai e filho em risco.

Três mulheres diferentes em sonhos comuns. Olivia desenha secretamente e sonhos recorrentes lhe trazem a filha abandonada. Natalia é fotógrafa e acaba de ser premiada por sua primeira capa de revista. Catherine é uma violoncelista e pretende se vingar da causa de sua angústia.

Austrian television director Fritz Lehner makes his feature debut with the big-budget drama Jedermann's Fest, based on the 1911 play by Hugo von Hofmannsthal, which in turn was based on a medieval tale. Originated in parts of England, the myth of Jan Jedermann ("John Everyman") deals with a rich man on his deathbed coming to terms with his life's failures. Not following much of a plot, the modernized version involves famous fashion designer Jedermann (Klaus Maria Brandauer) imagining his last big gala event while rendered unconscious as a result of a car accident in his Ferrari. He is a success in Vienna but not in fashionable Paris, so he wishes to impress French elder stateswoman Yvonne Becker (Juliette Greco).

Buscando uma maneira de retornar a Roma, Júlio César (Klaus Maria Brandauer) propõe aos druidas que abasteçam os romanos, em troca da expulsão dos alemães da Galícia. Ao saber que Celtill, chefe do povo Arvern, está reunindo todos os chefes gauleses, César ordena que a conspiração seja aniquilada. Na reunião Celtill revela que o encontro tem por objetivo eleger um rei para a Galícia, que comandaria todas as tribos. Ele se candidata, mas é traído por seu próprio irmão. Seu filho Vercingétorix (Christopher Lambert), tenta salvá-lo, mas presencia sua execução. A partir de então ele passa a ter por objetivo vingar a morte de seu pai, sendo acolhido numa escola druida, onde aprende o uso das armas e os segredos da magia.

A thriller about deceit and the struggle for power within Eastern European mafia gangs living in exile in Sweden. Swedish fisherman Arne rescues a young Polish woman, Irena, after a mysterious incident at sea. Two people, both with a past, both determined never to fall in love again, are slowly drawn to each other. Irena has to learn to distinguish friend from foe. Arne must confront his nightmares to save the woman he loves.

The annual New Year’s Eve Concert is one of the highlights in the calendar of every classical music fan in Berlin and beyond. On New Year‘s Eve, the Berliner Philharmoniker invite an exceptional soloist for a festive gala. Together, the musicians bid farewell to the old year and welcome the new. The 1999 concert was conducted by Claudio Abbado and featured Klaus Maria Brandauer, Rias Kammerchor, and Rundfunkchor Berlin. On the programme: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A major, op. 92, Allegro con brio, Antonín Dvořák: Symphony No. 8 in G major, op. 88, Allegro ma non troppo, Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 5, Rondo, Finale, Igor Stravinsky: Firebird (parts), Maurice Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé, Danse générale, Sergei Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky, op. 78, Alexander's entry into Pskov, Arnold Schönberg: Gurre-Lieder (Excerpts), Paul Lincke: Folies Bergères, March, Paul Lincke: Brandbrief-Galopp, Otto Nicolai: The Merry Wives Of Windsor Overture, Walter Kollo: Solang noch unter'n Linden.

Dorothy Dandridge tinha tudo o que se pode imaginar de uma atriz: beleza, talento e um lado sensual que fazia corar os mais recatados. Mas para esta estrela em ascensão na Hollywood dos anos 50, não bastava apenas ser uma grande cantora, uma excepcional atriz ou uma fantástica dançarina, para conquistar seu lugar no hall das estrelas internacionais. Seu rosto angelical com um corpo escultural deveria vencer a barreira do preconceito, quebrando todos os tabus e regras para mostrar a todos que atrás de tudo existia uma mulher de valor. Sua luta para vencer como atriz e suas batalhas perdidas, estão retratadas em sua história. A verdadeira história de uma mulher que inspirou toda uma geração de atores, numa luta que ainda é travada até hoje.

This French-German-Dutch biopic on the life of 17th century Dutch master Rembrandt van Rijn is told in flashbacks from the point-of-view of the aged artist. Soon after establishing his career as a painter in Amsterdam, he marries the radiant Saskia. As he makes a name for himself, he can soon afford to buy a large house by teaching wealthy aristocrats how to paint. However, the couple's happiness is short-lived; Saskia dies soon after bearing their son, Titus. Crushed, van Rijn seeks comfort first in the arms of his maid Geertje and then with his second wife, Hendrickje, who gives birth to a daughter. In spite of his genius, van Rijn's determinedly eccentric behavior alienates the very members of the elite who were paying his bills. At one point, the artist's home and belongings, including many of his paintings, are seized and sold for humiliatingly low prices in a rigged auction.

Ten years have passed since we made the film “Crossroad Street”, about a small street in the suburbs of the city of Riga. Now we’ve come back. Perhaps it was a sense of duty, perhaps nostalgia that brought us back – who knows? Perhaps it was both. Daiga, Aldis, Osis – they’re all our people. The first film had an impact on both the filmmakers and the residents of Crossroad Street. We found friends whom we want to meet again and again. Society has become more prosperous, several value systems coexist side-by-side. People often live in these systems as though they were in different worlds that never meet. We felt that the world inhabited by our people is sinking into oblivion, and so we wanted to show that it still has its own turbulence, that Crossroad Street resembles Latvia’s palm – the place where a fortune teller can see the lines of its destiny.

Para alertar o povo de Jerusalém da destruição de sua cidade, Jeremias (Patrick Dempsey), abandona sua familia, mesmo perseguido e chamado de traidor pelo povo judaico, o profeta não abandona a cidade e testemunha sua invasão e a prisão do povo pelos persas.

The Twenties: The German Fuhrmann family spend their holidays in Italy again. The country is full of mysteries in that time. The Fuhrmann's have to realize the upcoming and growing fascism and their children are fascinated by a magician visiting the town. Soon nothing is as usual. The times are changing ...

The Twenties: The German Fuhrmann family spend their holidays in Italy again. The country is full of mysteries in that time. The Fuhrmann's have to realize the upcoming and growing fascism and their children are fascinated by a magician visiting the town. Soon nothing is as usual. The times are changing ...

Um gato doméstico chamado Francis investiga os terríveis assassinatos de felinos ocorridos em seu novo bairro.

French writer recalls her start as the country wife of a Paris publisher who called her erotic work his own.

No começo do século, depois da morte de seu pai, o jovem Jack (Ethan Hawke, de "Antes do Amanhecer") vai para o Alasca em busca do ouro que ele havia encontrado. Para atravessar o gelado território e achar o lugar, ele precisa da ajuda do experiente Alex Larson (Klaus Maria Brandauer, de "Mephisto"). Na dura jornada, enfrentam a neve, as perigosas montanhas e principalmente os lobos. Mas Jack faz também um novo amigo - Caninos Brancos, um lobo mestiço de cachorro que assim como ele luta para sobreviver.

Katya (Michelle Pfeiffer), amiga e ex-amante de Dante (Klaus Maria Brandauer), um famoso cientista soviético, tenta entregar importantes obras do seu amigo a Bartholomew Blair (Sean Connery), um editor inglês, para estas serem publicadas no Ocidente. Mas o material é interceptado e vários espiões ocidentais mandam Blair ao encontro de Katya para descobrir quem é o autor destas obras e se há veracidade nas informações. Porém, a paixão de Blair por Katya pode criar situações imprevisíveis.

A true story about Johann Georg Elser, a quiet carpenter who tried to assassinate Hitler with an explosive device in 1939.

A true story about Johann Georg Elser, a quiet carpenter who tried to assassinate Hitler with an explosive device in 1939.

Ulrich Mühe plays a German businessman who was born completely without scruples. This makes him an eminently suitable candidate for success in the chaotic years after World War I. The shameless man's story is contrasted with that of his polar opposite, a Jewish anarchist.

A história da Revolução Francesa desde a decisão do rei de convocar o Estados-Gerais em 1789, a fim de lidar com o problema da dívida da França. A primeira parte do filme conta a história de 1789 até 10 de agosto de 1792 (quando o rei Luís XVI perdeu toda a sua autoridade e foi preso). A segunda parte leva a história até o fim do terror em 1794, incluindo as mortes por guilhotina de Luís XVI, Maria Antonieta, Danton e Desmoulins.

While recuperating in a sanatorium in the mountains, a young boy becomes very close friends with an older baron. But the baron is only using the boy to get to know his mother, the wife of an older diplomat. When the boy realises the baron’s intentions, he becomes jealous, moody and depressed.

After the essay "On Marionette theatre" by Heinrich von Kleist.

A man's story parallels Hitler's rise. Austrian Klaus Schneider, wounded in World War I, recovers in the care of Dr. Emil Bettleheim. Bettleheim discovers that Schneider possesses powers of empathy and of clairvoyance, such that could aid suicidal patients. After the war, with one friend as his manager and another as his lover, Schneider changes his name to Eric Jan Hanussen and goes to Berlin, as a hypnotist and clairvoyant performing in halls and theaters. He always speaks the truth, which brings him to the attention of powerful Nazis. He predicts their rise (good propaganda for them) and their violence (not so good). He's in pain and at risk. What is Hanussen's future?

Alek is an immigrant from the Soviet Union who was a talented boxer in his day, but he was not allowed on the Soviet national team because he was a Jew. Depressed and discouraged, he meets two young amateur boxers. As their coach, he trains them for glory.

Karen Blixen é uma rica dinamarquesa que vai morar em uma fazenda de café no Quênia com Bror Blixen-Finecke, um barão com quem se casou por conveniência. Mas o casal vive como se fossem mais amigos do que amantes e acabam se separando e Bror vai embora. Agora Karen está sozinha na fazendo cuidando do trabalho, mas conhece Denys Finch Hatton, um aristocrata inglês que se torna seu grande amor.

A trio of robbers, two brothers and their twisted genius leader, invade a lightship, but don't reckon on the crew fighting back.

Ambientado durante a glória do império austro-húngaro, o filme conta a ascensão e queda de Alfred Redl (Brandauer), um jovem e ambicioso oficial que sobe a escada para se tornar chefe da Polícia Secreta e se enredar em problemas políticos. (e 14 - Estimado 14 Anos)

The movie reminiscence of the Soviet poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko about the military childhood when he one reached the Siberian Winter station where he was waited by the grandmother. The way was unusually long, cold, hungry and angry.

Quando duas ogivas nucleares são roubadas pela maléfica organização Espectro, o Agente 007 envolve-se numa tensa corrida para salvar o mundo dos terroristas nucleares!

Alemanha, 1930. Hendrik Höfgen (Klaus Maria Brandauer), é um ambicioso ator que não se interessa por política, se dedicando somente à sua carreira. Porém, quando os nazistas começam a tomar o poder, ele aproveita a oportunidade para interpretar peças de propaganda nazista para o Reich, e logo acaba se transformando no mais popular ator da Alemanha. Consumido pela fama, Handrik agora precisa sobreviver em um mundo onde a ideologia do mal é seu pior pesadelo e o verdadeiro preço da alma de um homem, se transforma na medida mais desprezível de todas. (e 16 - Estimado 16 Anos)

The film is a true account of the drama of "non-action" on 14th and 15th of October, 1944. The Nazis, having a straightforward program, occupy Hungary with little or no difficulty, as the Hungarian political leadership had no unambiguous program for responding to possible steps of the Nazis. In spite of the secretly signed cease-fire agreement and proclamation, Horty gives up all plans of resistance at the news of the kidnapping of his son. The Nazis take over power and roll up the so-called conspiracy aimed at Hungary's breaking away from the German alliance.

The central character, Jean-Christophe Krafft, is a German musician of Belgian extraction, a composer of genius whose life is depicted from cradle to grave. He undergoes great hardships and spiritual struggles, balancing his pride in his own talents with the necessity of earning a living and taking care of those around him. -- Wikipedia

An American lawyer on vacation in Europe is asked by a book publisher to stop by the Austrian town of Salzburg to see a photographer who's taking pictures for a book on picturesque Austrian lakes. Upon his arrival he senses that something is wrong when the photographer seems to have vanished, leaving a near panic-stricken wife and a sinister, secretive brother. Before he knows it, the lawyer finds himself mixed up with spies, assassins, and the hunt for a list made up by the Nazis during World War II of people who collaborated with them.

Arthur Schnitzler's key piece describes the liaisons of his artist colleagues from the Cafe Central, Vienna. Behind the character "Treuenhof" is Peter Alterberg recognized, "Winkler" = Arthur Schnitzler, "Flatterer" = Frida Uhl, "Rapp" = Stefan Großmann, "Willi" = Hans Lang, "Van Zack" = Adolf Loos, and "Lisa" = Lina Loos.