Action

Selects #14

16 Oct 25–12 Feb 26

Film and action belong inseparably together. The camera can capture fast action or highlight the smallest gestures. And films can captivate, provoke, or inspire action. In keeping with this year’s Film Restored festival theme, our streaming program shows how manifold “action” in film can be. In this selection, it ranges from revolutions and new beginnings to political protest and thrillers that shift the tension inwards. Spectacular scenes, such as the first film adaptation of the sinking of the Titanic, as well as the invisible, demanding work of railway operators, are featured here.

All films

  • Zoe

    G 1999, directed by Maren-Kea Freese, 79 min, no subtitles, rating: 12 

  • G 1999, directed by Thomas Arslan, 71 min, no subtitles, rating: 12 

  • ‘Engelchen’, G 1996, directed by Helke Misselwitz, 94 min, with English subtitles, rating: 12 

  • ‘Oben – Unten’, G 1995, directed by Joseph Orr, 93 min, with English subtitles, rating: 6 

  • ‘Ich bin den Sommer über in Berlin geblieben’, G 1994, directed by Angela Schanelec, 48 min, with English subtitles, rating: 12 

  • ‘Das Blaue vom Himmel’, G 1992, directed by Matl Findel, 20 min, no subtitles, rating: 12 

  • ‘Ostwärts’, G 1991, directed by Christian Petzold, 24 min, no subtitles, rating: 0 

  • G 1991, directed by Michael Klier, 86 mins, with English subtitles, rating: 12 

  • ‘Die Architekten’, GDR 1990, directed by Peter Kahane, 107 mins, no subtitles, rating: 0