Nomaden der Lüfte

The documentary shows spectacular flight and movement footage of birds around the world, following various bird species on their journeys between breeding and wintering grounds over the course of a year. As a tribute to the wonders of nature, the film pleads for a life in harmony with it.

Dead Man

Jim Jarmusch’s ant-western is a journey towards death: the accountant William Blake (Johnny Depp) intends to take up a position in the small-town Machine but is caught in a shootout and flees mortally wounded. He meets the Indian Nobody, who admires him for his shooting abilities. Shot in harsh black and white and set to Neil Young’s distorted guitar sounds, Dead Man is a meditative and Kafkaesque journey through the Wild West.

Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai

Ghost Dog is a hitman and a lonely one at that: He receives his cases through carrier pigeons, his only media consumption is an old Japanese book about the codex of the Samurai. He lives off the assignments of a mafioso but at some point, his own head is wanted by the mafia. Jim Jarmusch’s gangster film starring Forest Whitaker is a homage to the film noir and it impresses with its somnambulate atmosphere.

Where is the friend's house? (Khane-ye doust kodjast?)

Eight-year-old Ahmed accidentally takes his friend‘s assignment book, but for that, his friend could be punished. So Ahmed sets off to the neighbouring village in order to give the book back to his friend. An Odyssey begins. Kiarostami highlights a simple story in clear pictures and with quite palpable social criticism. A classic of the new Iranian cinema.

Das Leben der Bohème (La Vie de Bohème)

Just like the films of Jim Jarmusch, the works of Finnish director Aki Kaurismäki belong to Pandora Film’s portfolio to this day. Kaurismäki’s heart beats for the unfortunate. The Bohemian Life is Kaurismäki’s most humorous film, which delves into the lives of three failed artists who have been brought together in Paris by chance.

Ein Engel an meiner Tafel (An Angel at My Table)

Even before the success of “The Piano”, distributors spread a second feature film by Jane Campion to German cinemas. An Angel at My Table tells the life story of author Janet Frame who was born in New Zealand in 1924. The film follows her teenage years, then another eight years she spent in a psychiatric ward, all the way to her journeys as an adult – it is the story of a woman whose life was possibly saved by her writing.

Das Mädchen aus der Streichholzfabrik (The Match Factory Girl)

Iris (Kati Outinen) is a person who lives in the shadows, no one notices her. At home, she is bullied by her mother and stepfather. As she escapes for once and spends the night with a man, she unintentionally falls pregnant. However, her lover dumps her. Iris starts a revenge campaign. With lots of dark humour, Kaurismäki watches his lost protagonist in a combination of morality play and wicked fairytale.

Nomaden der Lüfte

The documentary shows spectacular flight and movement footage of birds around the world, following various bird species on their journeys between breeding and wintering grounds over the course of a year. As a tribute to the wonders of nature, the film pleads for a life in harmony with it.

Holy Motors

Eleven characters are played by Dennis Lavant in Holy Motors by French director Leos Carax. Mr. Oscar (Lavant) is a man whose job it is to slip into the lives of others for a short time. Holy Motors is a musical, drama, comedy, and thriller all in one – and if it isn’t all just a dream after all remains a mystery. In any case, Leo Carax is successful in creating a surreal frenzy of images.