Movies

HomeMoviesSearchTV SeriesBookmarksView Source
The State of Things
The State of Things

The State of Things

They didn't want to kill him. They just wanted a story.

Genres

Drama

OverView

On location in Portugal, a film crew runs out of film while making their own version of Roger Corman's The Day the World Ended (1956). The producer is nowhere to be found and director Munro attempts to find him in hopes of being able to finish the film.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

German

Runtime

121 mins

Rating

6.507/10

Release Date

22 March 1982

Country

Germany

Cast

Isabelle Weingarten

Isabelle Weingarten

Anna

Rebecca Pauly

Rebecca Pauly

Joan

Jeffrey Kime

Jeffrey Kime

Mark

Geoffrey Carey

Geoffrey Carey

Robert

Camila Mora-Scheihing

Camila Mora-Scheihing

Julia

Alexandra Auder

Alexandra Auder

Jane

Patrick Bauchau

Patrick Bauchau

Friedrich Munro

Paul Getty Jr.

Paul Getty Jr.

Dennis

Viva

Viva

Kate

Samuel Fuller

Samuel Fuller

Joe

Artur Semedo

Artur Semedo

Production Manager

Francisco Baião

Francisco Baião

Soundman

Robert Kramer

Robert Kramer

Camera Operator

Allen Garfield

Allen Garfield

Gordon

Roger Corman

Roger Corman

The Lawyer

Gisela Getty

Gisela Getty

Secretary

Monty Bane

Monty Bane

Herbert

Janet Graham

Janet Graham

Karen

Judy Mooradian

Judy Mooradian

Waitress

Adelaide João

Adelaide João

Bar Patron (uncredited)

Wim Wenders

Wim Wenders

Tram Passenger (uncredited)

Similar Movies

5.9

Hail, Caesar!

February 2016 •English

When a Hollywood star mysteriously disappears in the middle of filming, the studio sends their fixer to get him back.

6.9

Stardust Memories

September 1980 •English

While attending a retrospect of his work, a filmmaker recalls his life and his loves: the inspirations for his films.

7.0

Gods and Monsters

September 1998 •English

It's 1957, and James Whale's heyday as the director of "Frankenstein," "Bride of Frankenstein" and "The Invisible Man" is long behind him. Retired and a semi-recluse, he lives his days accompanied only by images from his past. When his dour housekeeper, Hannah, hires a handsome young gardener, the flamboyant director and simple yard man develop an unlikely friendship, which will change them forever.

5.6

Making Of

January 2024 •French

Simon, a well-known French filmmaker, starts shooting his next film. A story about workers fighting to protect their factory from being relocated. But nothing goes as planned... His producer Viviane wants to rewrite the ending and is threatening to cut the budget; his own crew goes on strike; his personal life is in shambles; and to make things worse, his lead actor Alain is an egocentric jerk. Joseph, an extra who wants to get into the film industry, agrees to direct the making of and shoot the behind-the-scenes. He takes his role very seriously and starts following around the crew, capturing all this mess... What follows is proof that the making of can sometimes be far better than the film itself!

2.3

The Second Coming of Suzanne

October 1974 •English

Jared Martin plays an aspiring film maker obsessed with the idea of Christ as a woman, and tries to film his vision with Sondra Locke as his subject. 'Based' on a song by Leonard Cohen.

6.9

Return

Invalid date •English

A young woman was buried alive with the intention of killing, but she survived by chance. hears the cries of her little girl and fights to stay alive for her daughter. But this incident will enlighten a new worldview for her.

8.0

The Script

August 2024 •English

Marcus Kendrick finds himself at a crossroads when presented with the opportunity of a lifetime. He approaches a studio that find his screenplay promising, giving his idea the chance to be developed at the potential cost of his creative integrity. His decision is the basis of his future career. Will he allow his dreams to be sold?

6.9

No Bears

October 2022 •Persian

Iranian director Jafar Panahi, who has been barred from leaving the country, arrives at a village on the Iran-Turkey border to supervise a film based on a real-life couple seeking passports to Europe being shot in Turkey, but both his stay and the production run into trouble.

6.6

Cantinflas

August 2014 •Spanish

Mike Todd is a Broadway producer struggling to produce the film. Around the World in 80 Days. In Mexico, Mario Moreno, a young entertainer is struggling to get some respect, and he manages to become a star. A twist of faith makes them partners. Together they won the Oscar for Best Picture.

5.8

Alex in Wonderland

December 1970 •English

Bohemian Alex Morrison has just finished directing his first feature length movie. In its previews, the movie is considered a critical, artistic and surefire commercial success. As such, Alex seemingly has his choice of what his next project will be. As he makes the rounds both in the Hollywood community and European movie centers for ideas, he fantasizes about movie scenarios of those everyday situations he is in.

7.5

Jigarthanda DoubleX

November 2023 •Tamil

A notorious gangster is incited to transform into a film hero and opts for a filmmaker and their project descends into a scenario they had never anticipated.

7.0

A Dirty Carnival

October 2006 •Korean

A small-time thug who collects debts for the local triad is torn between his criminal aspirations and his devotion to family.

6.7

Lucky Chan-sil

March 2020 •Korean

With the death of her long-time director, Chan-sil, a film producer, is now unemployed. While working as a cleaning lady at an actress' house, she meets a young man. Attracted to him, Chan-sil realises old anxieties are about to emerge: her already gone-youth, messed-up love life, and broken career.

0.0

Soultribe: A Dance of Life

November 2023 •German

Three families struggle to find their true selves and their soulmates in a world full of expectations, pressure and obstacles. Inspired by real events, this film shows how they pursue their dreams and potential without losing themselves.

6.3

State and Main

August 2000 •English

A movie crew invades a small town whose residents are all too ready to give up their values for showbiz glitz.

5.8

The Movie Emperor

February 2024 •Chinese

In an attempt to win back the public's interest, has-been Hong Kong film star Lau Wai-chi makes a comeback film with a major director. To prepare for his role as a peasant farmer in the 1960s, he travels to the mainland China countryside to experience rural life there, but his arrogance triggers a series of farces.

7.2

Hugo

November 2011 •English

Orphaned and alone except for an uncle, Hugo Cabret lives in the walls of a train station in 1930s Paris. Hugo's job is to oil and maintain the station's clocks, but to him, his more important task is to protect a broken automaton and notebook left to him by his late father. Accompanied by the goddaughter of an embittered toy merchant, Hugo embarks on a quest to solve the mystery of the automaton and find a place he can call home.

6.0

The Souvenir

May 2019 •English

A shy but ambitious film student falls into an intense, emotionally fraught relationship with a charismatic but untrustworthy older man.

6.5

The Souvenir: Part II

October 2021 •English

In the aftermath of her tumultuous relationship with a charismatic and manipulative older man, Julie begins to untangle her fraught love for him in making her graduation film, sorting fact from his elaborately constructed fiction.

6.7

Man of a Thousand Faces

August 1957 •English

The turbulent life and professional career of vaudeville actor and silent screen horror star Lon Chaney (1883-1930), the man of a thousand faces; bearer of many personal misfortunes that even his great success could not mitigate.