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- An anthology series that follows the work of homicide detectives in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
- A drama loosely based on Jean Bernard's Nazi-era prison diary.
- Pawel Heller returns to his hometown after many years, to try to unravel the mystery of disappearance of his schoolmate.
- A teenager joins the resistance in Nazi-occupied France during World War II.
- The story of Beauty and the beast.
- Based on the true story of boys from Brazilian jails taken to the state border, stripped naked and abandoned to get jail numbers down. A huge scandal in Brazil in the 1970s.
- The relationship between Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, the great German writer, and Christiane Vulpius, a village girl, is one of the instantaneous and fiery passion. They lived together for 28 years, 18 of these living in sin, 10 a married couple. Christiane's rival, Charlotte von Stein, a former favorite of Goethe, begins plotting and scheming against her. Christiane puts up with countless insults and humiliations like having to 'disappear' with their son into the servants' quarters and to stay at home on official occasions. Goethe marries her when she saves his life during an attack by plundering Napoleonic soldiers. Her new social position as Goethe's wife is resented and envied by all. When she is openly attacked by the snooty, jealous people, Goethe is only half-hearted in coming to her defence. But she stays with him for he is her great love, even when she turns to the charms of many youthful admirers...
- 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.
- Daniel brings his girlfriend Clara to his birthplace in Italy for what is ostensibly a vacation, but in reality is an investigation into the friend of his late father, one Coppola, otherwise known as "The Sandman".
- The 1920s: The German Fuhrmann family spend their holidays in Italy again. The country is full of mysteries in that time. The Fuhrmanns have realized the upcoming and growing fascism in the country, and their children are fascinated by a magician visiting the town. Soon nothing is as usual. The times are changing ...
- A nearly illiterate woman becomes one of the founders of Poland's Solidarity union.
- Orphan crown prince Sigismund is domineered by queen-regent Freya, but manages to climb the highest tower to put something in the Falcon dynasty's eponymous falcon's nest, thanks to the sorceress Eleonor, who was prodded finally to reuse her powers by adopted daughter Rapunzel, who became friends as kids with 'Sigi' and his buddy Pip, who becomes the court jester. Eleonor, who abandoned magic after failing to save the king in battle and withdrew into the forest, refuses to return s the queen's sorceress, so is thrown into he dungeon with the girl, but Sigi helps them escape. He and Pip find the castle ruin tower Eleonor retreated into even further, only accessible by Rapunzel's magical long hair. A final confrontation is inevitable when the queen has the boys followed.
- Germany, 1920. First World War is lost. The peace treaty of Versailles obliges Germany to reduce its army, the "Reichswehr" to 100,000 soldiers. Influencal groups of economists and military leaders connect in the "Nationalen Vereinigung" a national convention to plan the coup d'etat. Among them the chief of landscaping and member of the board of directors of the German Bank, Wolfgang Kapp and the highest ranked commanding General Walther, Freiherr von Lüttwitz. General Ludendorf, who used to be the chief of the Supreme Army Command during the World War, pulls the strings in he background by his middlemen Pabst and Colonel Bauer. When the government wanted to dissolve the "Brigade Ehrhardt", the most powerful Freikorps, General Lüttwitz disobeys this order and orders the troupes to march against the government in Berlin. The Government has to flee, first to Dresden, then to Stuttgart. Large parts of the army follow the putschists, who however, are not united themselves. First victim is Secretary of Finances Erzberger.
- A journey back to the buried emotional world of childhood, and long-suppressed, painful feelings.
- Film about the German poet Friedrich Hoelderlin (1770-1843), concentrating on his ardent affair with Susette Gondard.
- In order to be able to marry the princess, the miller boy Hans has to find his way to hell. If he fails to steal three golden hairs from the devil, all is lost.
- The adventures of Fritz, a little ghost who lives in Castle Flatterfels with his mother Franziska. She hates humans but Fritz doesn't. Together with Violetta, a forest sprite who lives nearby, he starts to explore the world outside.
- A lonely 30 year old man works as a butcher at a supermarket. His ability to communicate is limited. His girlfriend has left him after a fight. From time to time his mother visits him.
- CICERO pays tribute to the brilliant musicians Roger and Eugen Cicero, who died tragically unexpected and far too early. 'Mr. Golden Hands' Eugen in Zurich, 1997, and his son, singer Roger in 2016 when the shooting process was already ongoing in Germany. Both were master of their trades, with their their deep musicality, their technique and impressive skills to improvise. The story reveals two remarkable biographies, enormous parallels and differences how to manage their way of life on stage and in reality. The cinema movie entails the uniqueness of the protagonists relationship and focuses on the peerless life's path of the artists: colourful, intense, varied, with humorous moments, and deeply engaging for the audience. With the dense interviews of close companions, family members and friends the film creates a great cinematic and musical experience combined with legendary archive, concert moods and recording footage. --- An homage to Roger Cicero and his father Eugen - two exceptional musicians who died too young, but left behind an inimitable musical legacy. Piano player Eugen Cicero was considered a wunderkind. But he had problems with the communist regime in his home country early on in his career. During a tour to East Berlin in the 1960s, he fled to West Germany, where he played with the RIAS orchestra and many of the era's jazz greats. His son Roger became one of Germany's best known singers. Father and son both had extraordinary music careers, both of which ended in similar tragedies. Their life stories were marked by genius coupled with passion, by surmounting obstacles, and by a balancing act between commercial success and artistic integrity. In this film, friends and colleagues give insights in the two's work and creativity. It is a portrait of special father-son relationship, accentuated with their sublime concert moments, musical cosmos and their bright personalities they left behind. --- Eugen Cicero played with fabled singers as Shirley Bassey, Ella Fitzgerald, Caterina Valente, or legend Oscar Peterson and many more exceptional musicians. He recorded at the MPS studios with tremendous success. His son Roger created sensational concerts in his career i.a. at Montreux Jazz Festival.
- A prehistory of the former GDR. Towards the end, the Monday demonstrations of 1989 develop.
- This drama explores the grim lives of Turkish "guest workers" living in Germany.