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Mother Kusters Goes to Heaven (1975)
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Mother Kusters Goes to Heaven (1975)
Original name: Mutter Küsters' Fahrt zum Himmel
Genre: Drama
Country: West Germany
Duration: 120 min.
Story: Frau Kusters is preparing dinner late one seemingly ordinary afternoon in her seemingly ordinary kitchen in Frankfurt, Germany. Mrs. Kusters wants to add canned sausages to the stew, her annoying daughter-in-law thinks otherwise. The point, we soon find out, is moot: Mr. Kusters has murdered the personnel director at the soap factory where he works before committing suicide.
Style: art house, black comedy, thought provoking, serious, realistic, disturbing, controversial, cynical, biting, suspense
Plot: communist, anarchist, family relations, suicide, widow, working class, death of father, old woman, media manipulation, politics, parent child relationship, dark humor, journalism, injustice, social differences, society, media, satire, factory worker, state affairs, death, murder, cemetery, mother daughter relationship, nightclub ...
Time: year 1975, 70s
Place: germany, europe, frankfurt germany, west germany
Keyword: retrospective

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Martha (1974)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: West Germany
Duration: 116 min.
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Time: year 1974, 70s
Place: rome italy, germany
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Fear of Fear (1975)
Genre: Drama
Country: West Germany
Duration: 91 min.
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Time: year 1975, 70s
Place: germany, west germany
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In a Year with 13 Moons (1978)
Genre: Drama
Country: West Germany
Duration: 124 min.
Story: This drama follows the last few days in the life of Elvira (formerly Erwin) Weisshaupt. Years before, Erwin told a co-worker, Anton, that he loved him. "Too bad, you aren't a woman," he replied. Erwin took Anton at his word. Trying to ...
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Time: year 1978, 70s, 20th century
Place: frankfurt germany
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Marianne & Juliane (1981)
Genre: Drama
Country: West Germany
Duration: 106 min.
Story: Germany, 1968: The priest's daughters Marianna and Juliane both fight for changes in society, like making abortion legal. However their means are totally different: while Juliane's committed as a reporter, her sister joins a terroristic ...
Style: political, serious, realistic, disturbing, emotional ...
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Duration: 70 min.
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Genre: Drama
Country: West Germany
Duration: 88 min.
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Plot: family relations, uxoricide, murder, existentialism, colleague, suicide, serial killer, alienation, midlife crisis, marxism, couples, everyday life ...
Time: year 1970, 60s
Place: germany, europe
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Genre: Drama
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I Only Want You to Love Me (1976)
Genre: Drama
Country: West Germany
Duration: 104 min.
Story: The story of the young man Peter, who grew up during the economic miracle, bereft of parental care and love. Learning early on that interpersonal relationships are based on the principles of exchange or purchase, he abides by these rules and gives ...
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Chinese Roulette (1976)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: West Germany, France
Duration: 86 min.
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Time: year 1976, 20th century, 70s
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Germany in Autumn (1978)
Genre: Documentary, Drama
Country: West Germany
Duration: 123 min.
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Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: West Germany
Duration: 92 min.
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Country: West Germany
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