Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein Movies
- 2001
Pilgrimage
Pilgrimage4.62001HD
Accompanied only by music the film alternates between shots of pilgrims near the tomb of Saint Sergei in Sergiyev Posad, Russia and pilgrims at the...
- 2000
Just Messing About
Just Messing About02000HD
A painter learns that leaving the creative life behind is much more complicated than he expected.
- 2007
Marmorera
Marmorera3.52007HD
The psychiatrist Simon embarks with his newly wed Paula on a wedding trip to Marmorera, the home of his ancestors. The body of a young woman is found...
- 1979
The Patriotic Woman
The Patriotic Woman6.71979HD
Gabi Teichert, a history teacher, is unhappy with the way history is portrayed in textbooks and is looking for an alternative, more practical...
- 1988
The Gauls
The Gauls81988HD
Two segments make up this short film. The first portion called “The French” has two men taste testing some delicious wine, and the other,...
- 1989
Wodaabe: Herdsmen of the Sun
Wodaabe: Herdsmen of the Sun7.1111989HD
Herzog's documentary of the Wodaabe people of the Sahara/Sahel region. Particular attention is given to the tribe's spectacular courtship rituals and...
- 1982
The Ghost
The Ghost6.251982HD
Jesus returns to present-day Bavaria, walks around Munich in a somewhat dazed manner and strikes up an affair with a nun, arguing that they are...
- 1980
The Candidate
The Candidate51980HD
Made with an eye to the autumn of 1980 when the German parliamentary elections took place, The Candidate examines Germany’s history past and...
- 1983
Die Olympiasiegerin
Die Olympiasiegerin01983HD
Dentist Adi has an extraordinary dream: a boy appears to him and asks to become his father. The unknown boy has chosen the most beautiful woman in...
- 1996
The Transformation of the World Into Music
The Transformation of the World Into Music8.51996HD
This film was prepared as a introduction to a series of opera broadcasts on German television. It depicts the behind-the-scenes manoeuvrings in...
- 1971
Handicapped Future
Handicapped Future6.7651971HD
A documentary by Werner Herzog exploring the different treatment accorded to the disabled in Germany and the USA.
- 1975
Das Andechser Gefühl
Das Andechser Gefühl61975HD
An anxious teacher (played, as is the lead role in all his films, by the director) sits in a beer garden on the hill of the Andechs monastery. While...
- 1982
Land of Look Behind
Land of Look Behind4.6431982HD
There has never been a documentary like "Land of Look Behind". Relatively unknown due to poor distribution and New York Film Festival skullduggery,...
- 1985
The Practice of Love
The Practice of Love4.91985HD
Judith is a maverick reporter who is also seeking a satisfying relationship with various men. She finds corruption and power-games everywhere.
- 1988
Zimmer 36
Zimmer 3601988HD
Fred is a journalist who investigates the death of a man in room 36. He interviews the man's widow and her deranged mother for clues as to how the...
- 1979
Der Komantsche
Der Komantsche01979HD
After several years in a coma, the Comanche, an Indian, wakes up in a Bavarian hospital. But reality does not match the dreams he had of it during...
- 1977
People Preparing the Staufer Anniversary
People Preparing the Staufer Anniversary5.31977HD
Alexander Kluge documents the preparations for an exhibition on the Staufer dynasty.
- 1978
New Year's Eve
New Year's Eve01978HD
A short film made by Sirk at the end of his life with one of his students. An adaptation of Schnitzler, with Hanna Schygulla: a night of New...
- 1976
The Atlantic Swimmers
The Atlantic Swimmers71976HD
Munich Heinz and Herbert wants to escape the torturous confines of their home by swimming across the Atlantic.
- 1977
Nachrichten von den Staufern
Nachrichten von den Staufern01977HD
Alexander Kluge reflects on the medieval Staufer dynasty and draws a line from Emperor Barbarossa to Operation Barbarossa.