Andreas Schmidt

Quando Joseph Goebbels fez a infame declaração, em 1943, que Berlim estava "livre de judeus", 1.700 ainda estavam lá e conseguiram sobreviver na capital nazista até o final da Segunda Guerra Mundial. Os Invisíveis traça as histórias de quatro jovens que aprenderam a se esconder estando à vista de todos.

The devil tricks a little boy off his laughter in exchange for assured wins in all his bets. It depicts his journey after the deal with the devil, how he loses his soul bit by bit with each win.

Police chief Horst Krause is retired. Together with his sister Elsa, he takes care of the inn in Schönhorst. But none of that makes him happy.

Eleven-year-old Linh shows great grace under pressure. When her mother, who’s raising her kids on her own, has to return unexpectedly to Vietnam, Linh looks after her little sister Tien and the family restaurant on her own. Of course, no one is supposed to find out, not the school, not the neighbours, and definitely not child protective services. But Linh’s biggest problem has red hair, a telescope and a sly grin: Pauline. The daredevil from across the street has the whole neighbourhood under surveillance and can’t imagine anything cooler than a life without parents. When Pauline blackmails the Vietnamese sisters into starting a gang with her, the three girls set off on a daring adventure.

Tom does not have it easy. At the student theater, his friend Jan and his beloved Annelie play the leading roles; the inconspicuous Tom, on the other hand, makes the prop. When he realizes that he must finally take his life, and especially love, into his own hands, he turns to his janitor, Mr Müller. What Tom does not know: Müller was once a psychologist of the Stasi! In the so-called "Romeo" program, he prepared male agents to address women in Germany and make them available as a source.

O destino da velha cantora de cabaré Ruth e do jovem doente terminal Jonas já está traçado. Mas apesar da grande diferença de idade e experiências de vida completamente opostas, os dois formam um laço bem forte que dá a ambos uma razão para viver.

Horst Krause still can't believe that his sister Meta moved to Cologne because of love. When a stranger surprisingly asks for a room, some excitement returns. Albert has been abandoned by his wife and does not know how to proceed. But why does the sailor end up in Schönhorst of all places? Strange hints awaken buried memories - could it be that the liaison that Krause had with a circus artist in the summer of 1961 was not without consequences?

Das radikal Böse is a German-Austrian documentary that attempted to explore psychological processes and individual decision latitude "normal young men" in the German Einsatzgruppen of the Security Police and SD, which in 1941 during the Second World War as part of the Holocaust two million Jewish civilians shot dead in Eastern Europe.

November 9, 1989, the day the Berlin Wall came down. A 10-year-old girl and her friends attempt to use their teleportation device to beam her uncle back to East Germany but instead, as they witness on TV, end up beaming everyone in their town into West Germany! They have to race against time to undo the experiment before the nasty border guards open fire...

Banklady tells the true story of Gisela Werler, a law-abiding factory worker from Hamburg, who falls in love with a thief and becomes a media darling as Germany’s first and most notorious female bank robber. Cunning, sexy, and exciting, Gisela and her beloved Hermann pull off one daring heist after another. Banklady follows this outlaw who captured Germany’s imagination, boldly defying gender expectations and living a decades-long Bonnie and Clyde romance.

Baseado no livro homônimo de Charlotte Roche, que conta a história de Helen Memel, uma jovem de 18 anos que é internada pós umas mal sucedida depilação íntima. A situação curiosa expõe a vida dela, que não aceita a separação dos pais, e acaba se envolvendo com um enfermeiro do hospital.

When novelist Andrea Dewenter dies in a car accident, the lives of her husband Christian, grown-up son Lars, and adolescent daughter Elaine go off the rails. For all three, the few days between Andrea's sudden death and her funeral turn into an emotional roller coaster that eventually shows them the virtue of being a family.

Twelve princesses sleep in twelve beds in the same room; every night their doors are securely locked, but in the morning their shoes are found to be worn through as if they had been dancing all night. The king, in mourning, promises his kingdom and a daughter to any man who can discover the princesses'secret within three days and three nights, but those who fail within the set time limit will be put to death.

Krause and Elsa are stunned: their sister Meta wants to get married. She chose the Cologne taxi driver Rudi Weisglut, whom she met two years earlier during Krause's cure on the Baltic Sea.

When Hans Hass seeks a secretary for his Viennese office in the summer of 1947, Lotte Baierl applies for the job. She has just graduated from high school and is a big fan of Hass. Lotte is learning how to handle diving equipment and underwater cameras, as she wants to participate in the next expedition. Hass, who is initially against the participation of a woman, changes his mind. The TV movie tells the story of the two diving pioneers.

Séc. XIX. Heinrich Faust é um filósofo e alquimista que vive frustrado pelas limitações do conhecimento humano. Tudo o que mais anseia é conhecer a natureza do mundo e o verdadeiro sentido da vida. Até que conhece Moneylender, que lhe dá a conhecer um lado mais obscuro e sórdido da realidade. É então que o seu novo amigo lhe propõe algo irrecusável: a sua alma em troca do amor de Margarete, a mulher que Faust deseja. E, claro, o conhecimento supremo.

Um pedaço de período abrangente e enérgico que traça a ascensão do Henrique Protestante de Navarra ao passar do guerreiro do campo de batalha para o amado rei Henri IV da França. O épico do diretor Jo Baier é uma aventura classicamente divertida, ainda que com mais do que um pequeno derramamento de sangue e freqüentes interlúdios sexuais obscenos. Na França do final do século XVI, católicos e protestantes huguenotes estavam em guerra. Aparentemente buscando a paz, a rainha viúva francesa, Catherine de Medici convoca Henry para sua corte para que ele se case com a filha, unindo as duas facções em guerra. No entanto, os católicos massacraram os convidados do casamento protestante no que ficou conhecido como o massacre do Dia de São Bartolomeu e Henrique - agora casado - deve usar toda a sua astúcia para se manter vivo e manobrar para o trono. [Escrito pelo Festival Internacional de Cinema de Palm Springs]

Após a morte da sua esposa, o chef Ralf Dienert resolve fazer uma mudança. Ele junta todo o seu dinheiro e compra uma velha hospedaria. Assim ele começa uma nova vida ao lado dos seus dois filhos, Niko e Miriam. Ralf e as crianças só não esperavam pela presença de alguns fantasmas mal-humorados, que vão atrapalhar o dia-a-dia dessa família.

On a summer evening the circuit of the village policeman Krause suddenly went crazy. His doctor immediately prescribed a cure on the Baltic Sea for him. And so Krause and his sisters set off in the legendary "Dübener Ei". In the sanatorium he meets his roommate Rudi - an encounter with far-reaching consequences.

Der Mond und andere Liebhaber narrates the story of Hanna, a woman who will not take lifes set-backs and knock-downs sitting down. Instead, she takes them in her stride, picks herself up and marches onward. This is a woman who continually draws new courage from her inexhaustible will to live. Whatever losses and uncertainties come her way, she remains true to herself.

German TV adaptation of Grimm‘s fairy tale “Rumpelstiltskin“.

Police chief Krause celebrates Christmas every year with his two sisters. However, this year everything will be different.

Após ser preso e levado a um campo de concentração, Salomon Sorowitsch (Karl Markovics) concorda em ajudar os nazistas em uma operação de falsificação criada para financiar os esforços de guerra. Neste processo mais de 130 milhões de libras esterlinas foram impressas. Como o Reich sabia que o fim da guerra estava próximo, ordenou que fossem impressas notas na moeda dos inimigos da Alemanha. A intenção era que esta atitude minasse a economia dos países e, ao mesmo tempo, ajudasse os cofres alemães. Tratava-se da Operação Bernhard, que contou com a participação de prisioneiros de diversos campos de concentração.

O garoto Nickel e seu pai, Thomas, vivem muito bem juntos. Então, Nickel sai para uma excursão com a escola e, na volta, traz na sua bagagem o porquinho Rudy. Ao chegar em casa, ele faz uma terrível descoberta: seu pai tem uma namorada! O pior, ela já se mudou para sua casa e trouxe junto a filha, Felicitas. Nickel faz um acordo com seu pai: se as duas ficarem, o porquinho também fica. Quando a vida torna-se insuportável para Nickel, ele foge com Rudy para "Portland", seguido por Feli e perseguido por dois trapaceiros idiotas.

17-year-old Guido suffers since his early childhood from neurodermatitis. After being taken to the hospital due to a heavy attack, he starts to question his personal and familiar environment and discovers that his parents’ relationship – which he assumed to be happy and sound – is built on lies. Unable to deal with this disappointment, he flees from it and moves in with his older brother and his roommates...

É verão em Berlim. A enfermeira Nike e sua melhor amiga, Katrin, têm por hábito observar a vida passar da sacada de seu apartamento, esperando que alguma coisa aconteça com elas. É quando o calor típico da estação põe em movimento suas vidas e a de todos ao redor. Max, o filho adolescente de Katrin, tenta em vão conquistar uma amiga de colégio. Nike entra em uma arriscada relação com o caminhoneiro Ronald. E Katrin tem um colapso mental após uma tentativa de estupro frustrada. Prêmio de melhor roteiro no Festival de San Sebástian de 2005.

In a German town, teacher Irene leads an inconspicuous, boring, lonely life. One day, a man rings at her door and slips in. It's an armed convict from the prison next door, escaped with a leg wound. He now makes her a prisoner in her own home. Almost without a word, as if she secretly enjoys the excitement or just mesmerized, she obeys Vassily, every single command, even sexual services, submissively or after a symbolic struggle. Somehow that seems to change, but can force initiate love?

Paul é um garoto de 10 anos, que tem problemas por sentir muito medo. Mona, sua mãe superprotetora, recebe do terapeuta a sugestão de uma terapia em família. É então que Jochen, o pai que só pensano trabalho, decide surpreender a família levando-a para uma viagem a um castelo medieval escocês. O que a família não sabe é que o castelo faz parte de um projeto da companhia de Jochen, que precisaria visitar o lugar de qualquer forma e que o próprio castelo guarda seu segredo - Ele é assombrado pelo espírito de Lord Simon! Uma lenda diz que Lord Simon matou sua amada Flora, o que o condenou a nunca mais poder andar além dos muros de seu castelo, mas Paul fica amigo do fantasma e não consegue acreditar na lenda. É então que Paul decide enfrentar seus maiores medos para descobrir a verdade e libertar Simon de sua acusação!

Ecki é um jovem homossexual que trabalha em uma padaria em Dortmund e joga futebol com seu time local. Já sob a pressão de jogar mal, sua equipe de homofóbicos, faz uma surpresa e manda-o para fora do time. Com a ajuda de sua irmã e um crack, antigo estrela do futebol, ele tenta formar um time de futebol de homossexuais para contestar a sua antiga equipe, em um grande jogo. o filme está cheio de surpresas maravilhosas e personagens interessantes nesta deliciosa comédia romântica.

Axel and Karla are an ill-matched couple in a borderline situation. The two meet in the hospital. Axel is keeping watch at his son′s bedside and Karla is waiting for some sign of life from her sister. None of the doctors can tell them whether the young couple will come out of their comas after their serious accident. As the weeks of uncertainty, fear and tedium pass by, a peculiar relationship develops between Axel and Karla, sustaining both of them.

Hotte, a Berlin-based pimp with only modest turnovers, suddenly becomes a big player in the prostitution business. He has three girls on the streets: Rosa is in love with Hotte and is working hard for him. Jenny, the new girl, is an unconventional prostitute but nevertheless much sought-after by her clients. And the third girl, Yvonne, also brings in a large turn-out. So, Hotte’s proceeds are more than sufficient to buy expensive accessoires and to boost his reputation with the other pimps. But when Yvonne quits her job and Jenny starts to work for another pimp, Hotte’s rise comes to a sudden end

A man struggles with memories of his violent childhood.

Veteran film director Matty Bonkers, a Hollywood legend, arrives in Berlin for an honorary retrospective tribute. While introducing his film Mockery, he receives a phone call from his producer lying in intensive care at a hospital. Blau needs a favor for old times' sake. Could Matty finish a porn movie before his legs get broken by Tokyo Tony? Matty reluctantly agrees. On the set he meets movie star and ex-cello-player Inga - and the experience is bizarre spirited uplifting a comédie humaine.

In the middle of the road on Potsdamer Platz, Berlin's heaviest tourist attraction and as close to Times Square as Germany will ever get. How they manage to "do it" there is Zarah's idea, a postmodern creative artist, who likes doing it with Anton in the most quaint and daring of public places - right where and when the traffic is the heaviest. This time, to heighten the fun, Zarah hits upon a special object of desire . . .

Heidi M. is in her late forties and has a small store in the pulsating center of Berlin. She goes out in the evenings with her friend Jacqui, but when she is unexpectedly confronted with romantic love, old wounds are opened.

Edward Kaminsky, an aging ad man, wants a golden parachute from his agency; he must first land the Opel auto contract. Rosa, a youth with wealthy parents, wants to establish herself as an artist. The clumsy and enthusiastic Viktor, not quite honest, wants work. When he wanders into Kaminsky's meeting with Opel and says something about irony, the Opel director wants him in on the campaign. Then he steals an idea from Rosa that the Opel director loves. Before Rosa discovers he's expropriated her idea, Rosa and Viktor become lovers. Father-son feelings materialize between Kaminsky and Viktor. Can the impulsive Viktor hold it together before Rosa learns the truth and flies away?

Mozart’s allegorical fairy tale has charmed audiences and inspired artists, for more than 200 years. A few weeks before this telecast, the Met unveiled a new production of the opera featuring the colorful designs of acclaimed artist David Hockney. His bold colors and vivid images enchanted audiences and seemed to inspire the striking cast, led by James Levine’s affectionate conducting. Francisco Araiza is the young prince Tamino, who finds himself in a strange land, forced to undergo mysterious tests so he can rescue, then marry, the woman he loves, Pamina, played by Kathleen Battle. Kurt Moll is the compassionate Sarastro and Luciana Serra is the Queen of the Night.

Maria is a wife and mother in the beautiful, but very remote Connemara region of Ireland. When an old friend from Germany arrives in the place, her life is thrown into turmoil.

Berlin. A lonely construction worker falls in love with an East European prostitute. She asks him to marry her - but they have different ideas about the reason for this marriage.

After he loses his job, his father, and his girlfriend, Jan's life is a shambles. Then suddenly he meets freakish street musician Vera, and a bittersweet romance unfolds...

The Greatest Love and the Greatest Sorrow is a film which sets out to bring the viewer closer, not to the details of Schubert's life, but to the spirit of what he was trying to express with what he called his creative gift and with which he tried "to brighten the world". The film begins with the funeral of Beethoven, at which Schubert was a torch-bearer, His story is told almost entirely in music written in the twenty months that remained to him after that date, together with quotations from Schubert's letters, diaries and the words that he chose to set in some of his songs. Includes personal introductions by Christopher Nupen and Jacqueline du Pré and features the legendary 1969 performance of The Trout with Daniel Barenboim, Itzhak Perlman, Jacqueline du Pré, Pinchas Zukerman and Zubin Mehta.

Live from Glyndebourne 1994. The first production to be filmed Live in Glyndebourne´s new opera house May 1994. The Marriage of Figaro is a continuation of the plot of The Barber of Seville several years later, and recounts a single “day of madness” in the palace of the Count Almaviva near Seville, Spain. Rosina is now the Countess; Dr. Bartolo is seeking revenge against Figaro for thwarting his plans to marry Rosina himself; and Count Almaviva has degenerated from the romantic youth of Barber into a scheming, bullying, skirt-chasing baritone. This follows the Count trying to obtain favours from Susanna, Figaro’s bride to be, under the nose of the Countess.

The Marriage of Figaro is a continuation of the plot of The Barber of Seville several years later, and recounts a single "day of madness" in the palace of the Count Almaviva near Seville, Spain. Rosina is now the Countess; Dr. Bartolo is seeking revenge against Figaro for thwarting his plans to marry Rosina himself; and Count Almaviva has degenerated from the romantic youth of Barber into a scheming, bullying, skirt-chasing baritone. This follows the Count trying to obtain favours from Susanna, Figaro's bride to be, under the nose of the Countess.

A young black man is verbally harassed by an older woman on a streetcar, while the other passengers remain silent. He finally exacts his revenge.

In Germany, an old man attacks another old man and is arrested. The attacker refuses to speak. A female lawyer is appointed to him. She discovers that the attacker has numbers tattooed on his arm and the attacked man was a German officer.

Christopher Nupen's record of the concert given by five young musicians in the new Queen Elizabeth Hall at London's South Bank, in 1969. The Trout is an exuberant explosion of youthful enjoyment in music: first from Schubert himself, who wrote his famous Trout quintet when he was 22 years old, and then from five young artists of the highest rank. They pick up the spirit of Schubert's music magnificently, both in preparation and rehearsal, and in their 1969 performance of the work, which has become one of the most remembered ever given. Includes personal introductions by Christopher Nupen and Jacqueline du Pré and features the legendary 1969 performance of The Trout with Daniel Barenboim, Itzhak Perlman, Jacqueline du Pré, Pinchas Zukerman and Zubin Mehta.