🇩🇪 FILMS - GERMAN CINEMA -------------------------------------------- - [x] Goodbye Lenin (2003) - [x] Run Lola Run (1998) - [ ] Wings of Desire (1987) - [ ] Downfall (2004) - [ ] 10 (2004) - [x] Das Boot (1980) - [x] Aguirre, Wrath of God (1972) Fritz Lang One of the best-known émigrés from Germany's school of Expressionism, he was dubbed the "Master of Darkness" by the British Film Institute.[2] German Krimi (1959-1972) krimi is a particular style of crime thriller from Germany, frequently based on, or riffing on, or ripping off, the novels of Edgar Wallace. West https://cinema.usc.edu/archivedassets/098/15813.pdf krimi is a particular style of crime thriller from Germany, frequently based on, or riffing on, or ripping off, the novels of Edgar Wallace. Creature with the Blue Hand 1967, 72 min. The 1000 Eyes of Dr. Mabuse 1960, 103 min. Circus of Fear 1966, 90 min. Dead Eyes of London 1961, 104 min. Combining the hoary old mystery plots of Wallace’s 1920s novels with surprising flashes of sexuality and violence, the 32 primary krimi films sit in a kind of purgatory between hardboiled detective story and Saturday morning serial, between chaste Agatha Christie-type murder mystery and sexy giallo.The common elements running through many, if not all, krimi: * A plot involving a group of individuals harboring a secret, being targeted one-by-one for blackmail and/or murder; * A masked killer whose identity will be revealed by the end of the film; * A devil-may-care protagonist investigating the killer and its victims; * A plot that takes us from London to some type of manor or castle in the English countryside; * A protagonist’s sidekick who exists only for broad comic relief; * Klaus Kinski. What Have You Done To Solange? and Seven Blood-Stained Orchids are commonly accepted as giallo, but are in fact German co-productions based on Edgar Wallace stories.) The Secret Of The Black Widow The Fellowship of the Frog To me, if they resemble anything, it’s a live-action Scooby Doo with a harder edge, or like the ‘60s Batman television show but more lurid and violent: the krimi are certainly descendants of the silent crime serial, particularly Louis Feuillade’s Fantomas (1913). Dinner for One – Free – A short comedy film that has become part of a New Year’s Eve tradition in Germany and many other European countries. Once held the Guinness World Record for Most Frequently Repeated TV Program. (1963) Dinner for One https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlNk1aQcn-Y Tags: films