In celebration of a BFI season of the German maverick’s sublime work in film, we pick ten of our absolute faves.
Maria Speth’s intimate non-fiction epic profiles a spiky but saintly German schoolteacher and his students.
Helena Wittman’s extraordinary seafaring anti-epic is a prime contender for the big prize at the 2022 Locarno Film Festival.
By Anton Bitel
Paul Wegener’s nightmarish take on the Golem of Jewish folklore introduced German Expressionism to the world.
A solitary protagonist searches for human connection in this vibrant drama from director Valeska Grisebach.
A damsel accepts a challenge offered to her by Death in Fritz Lang’s dazzlingly inventive 1921 masterpiece.
Michael Haneke’s home invasion horror is a chilling satire of violence in popular entertainment.
By Eve Watling
Take a first look at the German director’s acclaimed new drama.
The Hollywood veteran is coming out of retirement for a new version of Maren Ade’s sublime comedy.
The German writer/director reveals how she quietly went about making one of the great films of the 21st century.
Maren Ade’s third feature stands as one of the most brilliant comedies of the new millennium.
One of the great Cannes competition films of recent years comes from a little-known German director.
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