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Risky Business 

Selects #17 | 1 Oct 25–31 Jan 27

Life is full of risks. So is film history. Nine films from our archive will complement the theme of “Risky Business”, which is the focus of this year’s Film Restored film heritage festival. They feature perilous driving, adventurers and gamblers, dangerous love affairs, and the personal dedication of those who stand up to opposition. 

All films

  • ‘Invisible – Illegal in Europa’, GER 2004, directed by: Andreas Voigt, 91 min, no subtitles, rating: no age restriction

  • ‘Der Versuch zu leben’, FRG 1983, directed by: Johann Feindt, 88 min, no subtitles, rating: age 12 and up 

  • ‘Flucht nach Berlin’, FRG 1961, directed by: Will Tremper, 104 min, no subtitles, rating: age 12 and up 

  • ‘Spielbank-Affäre’, GDR/SE 1957, directed by: Arthur Pohl, 94 min, no subtitles, rating: age 12 and up 

  • ‘Razzia in St. Pauli’, GER 1932, directed by Werner Hochbaum, 63 min, with English subtitles, rating: age 6 and up 

  • GER 1931, directed by: Paul Czinner, 85 min, with English subtitles, rating: no age restriction 

  • ‘Il valore della donna è il suo silenzio’, FRG/CH 1980, directed by: Gertrud Pinkus, 93 min, Italian with German subtitles, rating: no age restriction 

Archive

  • #16: Queer Perspectives

    9 films
    Two women in the 1940s are sitting in a café.

    15 May–30 Sep 26

  • #15 Lost in Berlin

    9 films
    A barefoot woman sits on the roof of a car, next to her a younger woman leans and smiles.

    12 Feb–14 May 26

  • #14 Action

    9 films
    A man with dark brown hair is sitting in a restaurant; his face is serious and focused. The atmosphere is dark and quiet.

    16 Oct 25–12 Feb 26

  • #13 Family Affairs

    9 films
    Three women are sitting at a table. The middle one holds her hands to her face while the other two look angrily at each other. The atmosphere seems tense.

    16 Jul–15 Oct 25

  • #12: After the War

    9 films
    Woman with child walking past rubble and a Red Cross sign on a wall - a symbol of post-war and reconstruction.

    1 May–15 Jul 25

  • #11: Cult and Quirky

    9 films

    1 Feb–30 Apr 25

  • #10: Community

    9 films
    Eine Gruppe von jungen Frauen auf dem Arbeitsplatz. Sie machen sich zurecht (eine schminkt sich die Lippen, eine andere kämmt einer anderen die Haare), sie lachen.

    14 Oct 24–31 Jan 25

  • #9 On the Road

    8 films

    1 Aug–13 Oct 24

  • #8: Working Class Heroes

    9 films

    1 May–31 Jul 24

  • #7: On the Edge

    9 films
    Three people standing together, one smoking a cigarette, in front of a building.

    1 Feb–30 Apr 24

  • #6: Cinema on Cinema

    9 films

    15 Oct 23–31 Jan 24

     

  • #5: Long Hot Summer

    9 films

    25 Jul–14 Oct 23

  • #4: Female Perspectives

    9 films

    15 Apr–14 Jul 24

  • #3: Young Hearts

    9 films

    15 Jan–14 Apr 23

  • #2: For real?!

    9 films

    1 Nov 22–14 Jan 23

  • #1: Berlin Drifters

    8 films

    30 Jun–15 Oct 22