Die Blume der Hausfrau

Stuttgart, die Großstadt zwischen Wald und Reben

December 1935 •German

Hans Schilling, who emigrated to Chile shortly before World War 1, comes from Valparaiso to visit his old hometown of Stuttgart after an absence of almost 22 years. His brother Georg Schilling, who stayed in Stuttgart, picks him up at the train station. He proudly shows the homecomer the prospering, Swabian metropolis, followed by impressions of the city's architecture, economy and culture.

More Dangerous Than Dynamite

November 1941 •English

A short film warning the unaware housewife of the dangers of “dry cleaning” with gasoline at home.

Polvere in Sala

July 2023 •Italian

Fumettophobia

January 1973 •English

Short documenting the importance of comic books to children's imaginative development, in spite of adult fears that they might be a negative influence.

Venerdì Santo - Bronte

April 2021 •Italian

Valentino: The Last Emperor

September 2008 •English

Film which travels inside the singular world of one of Italy's most famous fashion designers, Valentino Garavani, documenting the colourful and dramatic closing act of his celebrated career and capturing the end of an era in global fashion. However, at the heart of the film is a love story - the unique relationship between Valentino and his business partner and companion of 50 years, Giancarlo Giammetti. Capturing intimate moments in the lives of two of Italy's richest and most famous men, the film lifts the curtain on the final act of a nearly 50-year reign at the top of the glamorous and fiercely competitive world of fashion. (Storyville)

Monaco, Italia. Storie di arrivi in Germania

December 2011 •Italian

Stuttgart Shanghai

March 2007 •English

A young pair from Stuttgart fly to Shanghai to hop aboard the textile business of his father while she prepares for the birth of their son. A story about the ever more common movement of Germans into the East for professional gain.

Porsche: Decades of Disruption

February 2017 •English

Since World War II, Porsche has manufactured cars that have disrupted the automobile industry, like the 911.

The Tea Coffee Experiment

December 2017 •Italian

A group of friends come up with the brilliant idea of testing the non-existent drink known as "Tea Coffee".

Banned Alive! The Rise and Fall of Italian Cannibal Movies

March 2016 •English

2 1/2 hour-documentary on the rise and fall of one of the most controversial Italian genres every created. Starting with Deep River Savages arriving to the infamous Cannibal Ferox.

Room

April 2005 •English

A Texan begins a cross-country journey in hope of finding the empty loft she keeps seeing in visions.

Traumstraßen der Lombardei

January 2014 •German

Love Meetings

July 1965 •Italian

Pier Paolo Pasolini sets out to interview Italians about sex, apparently their least favorite thing to talk about in public: he asks children if they know where babies come from; asks old and young women if they support gender equality; asks both sexes if a woman's virginity still matters, what do they think of homosexuality, if divorce should be legal, or if they support the recent abolition of brothels. He interviews blue-collar workers, intellectuals, college students, rural farmers, the bourgeoisie, and every other kind of people, painting a vivid portrait of a rapidly-industrializing Italy, hanging between modernity and tradition — toward both of which Pasolini shows equal distrust.

My Voyage to Italy

September 1999 •Italian

World-renowned director Martin Scorsese narrates this journey through his favorites in Italian cinema.

My Reincarnation

October 2011 •English

Filmed over twenty years, Tibetan Buddhist Master Choogyal Namkhai Norbu watches as his western-born son, Yeshi, who was recognized at birth as the reincarnation of a famous spiritual master, considers departing from tradition to embrace the modern world.

Das Haus der guten Geister

April 2020 •German

A documentary about the Staatsoper Stuttgart (Stuttgart State Opera) in Germany.

No Country For Young Men

May 2022 •Italian

A retired bricklayer wants his grandson, who lives hundreds of miles away, to stay with him. Will he convince the young man despite the lack of opportunities in the country?

Opening Day of Close-Up

February 1996 •Italian

At his cinema in Rome, the Nuovo Sacher, Nanni Moretti anxiously oversees preparations for the premiere of the film Close-up, by Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami. Meanwhile Disney's The Lion King is taking Italy by storm.

The words of Ventotene

June 2019 •Italian

The film focuses on Ernesto Rossi (1897 – 1967), who was imprisoned by the fascist regime between 1930 and 1943 for his political ideas. Exiled on the island of Ventotene, he co-authored the Ventotene manifesto.