Hanna Schygulla

Effi Briest tells of a seventeen-year-old girl who is married off by her parents to a wealthy Baron more than twice her age. Lonely and dissatisfied, she seeks solace in the companionship of her husband's friend, Major Crampas.

A young bride loses her soldier husband in WWII yet mirrors her nation's 'economic miracle' by becoming a prosperous, independent woman post-war.

Clara, une jeune juive allemande, quitte son pays pour rejoindre son fiancé, Joseph Schreiber, installé à Paris. Le seul rêve de Clara : devenir française au pays de Zola et de Victor Hugo. S’intégrer quand on est allemand, c’est être plus français que les Français.

A small Hungarian town is rocked by the arrival of a travelling attraction: a massive stuffed whale, presented by a mysterious figure known as ‘The Prince’. The resulting unrest upturns the life of Lars Rudolph’s stargazing innocent, newspaper delivery man János.

Thanks to the great actress Sidonie, Peter Von Kant, a famous and successful film director, meets and falls in love with Amir, a handsome man from a modest background.

When Andre, 85, has a stroke, his daughter Emmanuèle hurries to her father's bedside. When he wakes up diminished and dependent, this vital and curious man who loves life asks his daughter to help him end his life.