Movies: Maximiliane Mainka

A fearsome 19th century bandit, Cobra Verde cuts a swath through Brazil until he arrives at the sugar plantation of Don Octávio Countinho. Not knowing that his new guest is the notorious bandit and impressed by his ruthless ways, Don Octávio hires Co...

A group of Miskito Indians use Nicaraguan child soldiers in their resistance against the Sandinistas....

Germany in Autumn does not have a plot per se; it mixes documentary footage, along with standard movie scenes, to give the audience the mood of Germany during the late 1970s. The movie covers the two month time period during 1977 when a businessman w...

Werner Herzog follows mountaineers Hans Kammerlander and Reinhold Messner during their expedition into climbing the Gasherbrum mountains, which has some of the most difficult peaks to be conquered, and they'll do it without the use of oxygen tanks. H...

Herzog's documentary of the Wodaabe people of the Sahara/Sahel region. Particular attention is given to the tribe's spectacular courtship rituals and 'beauty pageants', where eligible young men strive to outshine each other and attract mates by means...

An autobiographical short film by Werner Herzog made in 1986. Herzog tells stories about his life and career. The film contains excerpts and commentary on several Herzog films, including Signs of Life, Heart of Glass, Fata Morgana, Aguirre, the Wrat...

A young circus director ends up going into television after her father, a trapeze performer, dies in a circus accident....

The Dumpster Kid is an artistic creation: in every story society forces her to learn something. But she, fully grown from the moment of her birth, unquestionably learns more than is called for. This extra knowledge, which is not wanted by society, re...

Eva is the object of rich Sugar Daddy's affection. But while he showers her with gifts, she wants someone younger - namely Erich, who's more her style. Learning that Eva has left, the Sugar Daddy sends his chauffeur, Theo, to find her and Erich....

Elizabeth is a young woman who seeks happiness excessively burning out all those around her....

Rainer Werner Fassbinder reflects on the various stages of his career, discusses how his motives behind filmmaking evolved up his film Despair....

The story of a gold smith who is so obsessed with his own craft that he murders his customers....

Alexander Kluge follows his father, a doctor, in his daily activity....

Alexander Kluge reflects on the medieval Staufer dynasty and draws a line from Emperor Barbarossa to Operation Barbarossa....

Alexander Kluge documents the preparations for an exhibition on the Staufer dynasty....