Recommend me 5 great German films

[Torplexed]

Another good one is Werner Herzog's Fitzcarraldo. Yeah, Klaus Kinski is bonkers, but still.

Run Lola Run is an interesting one , I'd have to go along with Stalingrad and Metropolis too.

[Janus]

The Elementary Particles (Elementarteilchen) is a great movie.

Die Brücke; haven't seen this one since I was a child.

[Jimbuna]

Der Untergang....perhaps

http://german.about.com/od/dvdvideo/fr/downfall.htm

[kiwi_2005]

Originally Posted by jimbuna

Der Untergang....perhaps

http://german.about.com/od/dvdvideo/fr/downfall.htm

Yep very good movie that, also known as "Downfall"

Downfall or Untergang is famous on youtube for mocking anyone from MS to the PS3

example: Hitler gets banned from xbox live



Somebody stole Hitlers car!



Recently i watched 'Defiance' more about two jewish brothers who fight against the nazi's during ww2 not a bad movie. Based on a true story.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1034303/

[Skybird]

I wouldn't say "Defiance" is a German movie. Production country is USA, director is a British or American, the cast is international.

Looking forward to it, though. After the excellent Casino Royal and very bad Quantum of Solace, I am curious to see Daniel Craig as a different character, although he seems to play the tough fighter guy again. I liked him very much as Bond, though.

From new films that aren't German but deal with Germany I recently caved in and saw Valkyrie in the cinema. I liked parts of if, the attack in the start of the film and the images of the Junkers and other aircraft.

Stauffenberg (2004) is the better film that depicts the events.

Originally Posted by Skybird

I wouldn't say "Defiance" is a German movie. Production country is USA, director is a British or American, the cast is international.

Looking forward to it, though. After the excellent Casino Royal and very bad Quantum of Solace, I am curious to see Daniel Craig as a different character, although he seems to play the tough fighter guy again. I liked him very much as Bond, though.

Defiance is a great movie based on a true story
Shindlers List is a classic

[Janus]

It's a bit pointless to suggest the following as even the best translation could not reach even close to the original but I like all of Helge Schneiders movies he made himself (Texas, 00 Schneider, Praxis Dr. Hasenbein).

[Onkel Neal]

Originally Posted by UnderseaLcpl

Stalingrad

Originally Posted by Torplexed

Fritz Lang's landmark silent film Metropolis.



More for the visuals than the storyline.

Originally Posted by darius359au

Run Lola Run is an interesting one , I'd have to go along with Stalingrad and Metropolis too.

Originally Posted by Janus

The Elementary Particles (Elementarteilchen) is a great movie.

Die Brücke; haven't seen this one since I was a child.

Thanks, I will add those to my list. I have heard about Metropolis dince forever, time to check it out.

[Onkel Neal]

Originally Posted by Bewolf

"Das Leben der Anderen" (the lifes of others) <- that one is a must. My personal favorite.

"Der Untergang" (the downfall) <-Should be known enough by now

"Der Baader-Meinhof Komplex" <- About 60ies/80ies left wing terrorism in Germany. Very good movie, topics's not to everybodys taste, however.

"Goodbye Lenin" -> kinda sad humor, critizised for ostalgie (painting the GDR as a better place then it was, but that aside it simply is a wonderful movie)

"Stalingrad" -> as was already mentioned. Meet Das Boot's little cousin on the Ostfront.

If you like older movies as well, I sugest "Der blaue Engel" (the blue angel, with Marlene Dietrich) and "Im Westen nichts neues" (all quite on the western front)

For Miniseries, aside "Das Boot", check out "Berlin Alexanderplatz", following the survival of a Berlin criminal in the 30ies, also showing the rise of the Nazis and what it ment to the common man.

There are lots more good movies, but it really depends what you like and prefer subject wiese.

Danke, I have seen Downfall and Goodbye, Lenin. Good choices. I will add Das Leben and Komplex to my list

Originally Posted by antikristuseke

Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes

Watch it, thank me later.

ok, thx!

Originally Posted by Seeadler

Head-On ( Gegen die Wand )
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0347048/

Run Lola Run ( Lola rennt )
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0130827/

23 ( 23 - Nichts ist so wie es scheint )
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0126765/

The Baader Meinhof Complex ( Der Baader Meinhof Komplex )
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0765432/

We children from Bahnhof Zoo ( Christiane F - Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo )
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082176/

Danke, mein komrade

Originally Posted by Skybird

See "Winter Sleepers" below, and the already mentioned "Run Lola Run". Also, "The Princess + The Warrior" and "Heaven are absolutely brilliant movies,

These four German movies come to my mind without meditating an hour about your question, all of them are available either in English translations, or sub-titles, and are quality movies by any standard you can compare against:

Winterschläfer
(Winter Sleepers) - highly recommended, one of my all-time-favourites, and a masterpiece of almost magic story-telling http://www.tomtykwer.com/03_filmogra...er/index.shtml ). Awarded.

Die Brücke
(The Bridge, old version from 1959 in b/w, by Bernhard Wicki, amongst other awards it won a Golden Globe. do not mistake it with the remake last year - that one was simply bad.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_Br%C3%BCcke_(film)

Sophie Scholl - Die letzten Tage (The final days)
I mentioned that before. Extremely moving and troubling, but not kitschig. Quite some awards.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophie_...The_Final_Days

Nosferatu
The original by Murnau, dating back to 1922
No need to say anything on that.

Thanks, I have see Princess and Warrior, was a good film and I enjoyed it. Sophie Scholl, you and Camero have endorsed it, I will check it out too.

Originally Posted by kiwi_2005

Yep very good movie that, also known as "Downfall"

Downfall or Untergang is famous on youtube for mocking anyone from MS to the PS3

example: Hitler gets banned from xbox live



Somebody stole Hitlers car!



Recently i watched 'Defiance' more about two jewish brothers who fight against the nazi's during ww2 not a bad movie. Based on a true story.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1034303/

Yeah, that was great


Thanks to all for the great response, my Netflix list just got 12 new additions

[porphy]

Originally Posted by Torplexed

Another good one is Werner Herzog's Fitzcarraldo. Yeah, Klaus Kinski is bonkers, but still.

One more vote for Herzog!
I'm not sure Mr Herzog is totally sane either... considering what they did with that ship filming the movie.

"Das Leben der Anderen" (the lifes of others) <- that one is a must. My personal favorite.

"Der Untergang" (the downfall) <-Should be known enough by now

"Der Baader-Meinhof Komplex" <- About 60ies/80ies left wing terrorism in Germany. Very good movie, topics's not to everybodys taste, however.

"Goodbye Lenin" -> kinda sad humor, critizised for ostalgie (painting the GDR as a better place then it was, but that aside it simply is a wonderful movie)

"Stalingrad" -> as was already mentioned. Meet Das Boot's little cousin on the Ostfront.

If you like older movies as well, I sugest "Der blaue Engel" (the blue angel, with Marlene Dietrich) and "Im Westen nichts neues" (all quite on the western front)

For Miniseries, aside "Das Boot", check out "Berlin Alexanderplatz", following the survival of a Berlin criminal in the 30ies, also showing the rise of the Nazis and what it ment to the common man.

There are lots more good movies, but it really depends what you like and prefer subject wiese.

[Schroeder]

Originally Posted by Bewolf

"Im Westen nichts neues" (all quite on the western front)

I think the 1930 version was an American one.

[Raptor1]

Originally Posted by Schroeder

I think the 1930 version was an American one.

It was, and the 1979 version was British

Still a bloody good movie (And the 1979 version is pretty good too)