The Play That Goes Wrong

Pédalo

March 2025 •French

In search of freedom, our two sidekicks decide to go on a pedal boat.

La Pepperette

March 2014 •French

Forbidden Dreams

January 1973 •Italian

A young priest arrives in a small village because his old colleague is old and frail and cannot uphold the law of God with the necessary strength. He means well but the hypocrisy of the villagers who do not trust him makes his task only harder and while struggling for his beliefs, he falls victim to the sins of the flesh.

Adele Spitzeder

September 1972 •German

The true story of Adele Spitzeder, who started her own private bank in 1870s Bavaria by promising everyone that gave her money high interest rates. Initially dubbed the "Angel of the poor", she was arrested for fraud after the whole scheme collapsed.

Manöver

August 1989 •German

Germany in the 50ies: A love story between an eastern spy and a western secretary who detects him (and her love) ...

Finding Mother

February 2017 •Russian

A precocious orphan from Central Asia comes to America to find his long lost mother. Along the way he befriends a down on his luck small time hustler, and together they set in motion a daring scheme to solve all their problems. However, things don't go according to plan.

Magnetické vlny léčí

December 1965 •Czech

Air Mail Special

December 1941 •English

Count Basie does a little rhyming rapping before going into this Benny Goodman instrumental composition. While he's playing, plenty of couples are jitterbugging constantly until, one by one, they get tired and start to fall down on the floor.

The Hippopotamus

March 2017 •English

Disgraced poet Ted Wallace is summoned to his friend's country manor to investigate a series of unexplained miracles.

An Upstart

July 1961 •Korean

A poor boarder inherits 30 million dollars from an American soldier whose life he saved during the Korean War. The stingy landlady instantly turns into a completely different person, women swarm around him, and charities ask him for donations. Gangsters come forward and try to kill him...

El hombre que las enamora

December 1944 •Spanish

The Way of All Pests

February 1941 •English

Various members of the insect world join forces to harass a man who unknowingly makes their lives miserable.

The Ball

January 2003 •German

A dark comedy set in an Eastern European village populated by odd characters but also by Nadia - a statuesque beauty and focal point of many villagers' lives.

Extract

September 2009 •English

The owner of a factory that produces flavor extracts, Joel Reynold seems to have it all, but really doesn't. What's missing is sexual attention from his wife, Suzie. Joel hatches a convoluted plan to get Suzie to cheat on him, thereby clearing the way for Joel to have an affair with Cindy, an employee. But what Joel doesn't know is that Cindy is a sociopathic con artist, and a freak workplace accident clears the way for her to ruin Joel forever.

New York, I Love You

September 2008 •English

New York, I Love You delves into the intimate lives of New Yorkers as they grapple with, delight in and search for love. Journey from the Diamond District in the heart of Manhattan, through Chinatown and the Upper East Side, towards the Village, into Tribeca, and Brooklyn as lovers of all ages try to find romance in the Big Apple.

A Serious Man

October 2009 •English

It is 1967, and Larry Gopnik, a physics professor at a quiet Midwestern university, has just been informed by his wife Judith that she is leaving him. She has fallen in love with one of his more pompous acquaintances Sy Ableman.

Cop & ½

April 1993 •English

When a pint-sized 8-year-old kid witnesses a murder he offers to help the police, if they make him a cop, too. Saddled with this streetwise sidekick, a hardboiled cop is forced to take his new partner seriously as they race the clock to bring the bad guys to justice.

Long Hello and Short Goodbye

July 1999 •German

The cop Kahnitz wants to finish off the little gangster Ben. The young undercover policewoman Melody is supposed to tempt him to make his final break. What Melody doesn't know is that Kahnitz and Ben are connected by a dark chapter in their past, and Melody is supposed to help Kahnitz settle his old scores. But the intriguing game of love, hate, crime and betrayal inevitably drags everyone involved into a bloody showdown...