Selects – the streaming program of the Kinemathek

Action

Selects #14 | 16 Oct 25–31 Jan 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

  • ‘Im Schatten’, GER 2010, directed by Thomas Arslan, 86 min, no subtitles, rating: 12

  • ‘Nr. 1 – Aus Berichten der Wach- und Patrouillendienste’, FRG 1985, directed by Helke Sander, 12 min, with English subtitles, rating: 12

  • ‘Rangierer’, GDR 1984, directed by Jürgen Böttcher, 22 min, with English subtitles, rating: 12

  • ’Der Traum von einer Sache’, FRG 1981, directed by Niels Bolbrinker, Bernd Westphal, Roswitha Ziegler, 111 min, with English subtitles and AD/SDH (in German), rating: 12

  • ‘Der Aufstand’, FRG 1980, directed by Peter Lilienthal, 96 min, with English subtitles, rating: 12

  • ‘Exekution. A Study of Mary’, FRG 1979, directed by Elfie Mikesch, 27 min, with English subtitles, rating: ab 6

  • ‘Schüsse unterm Galgen’, GDR 1968, directed by Horst Seemann, 108 min, no subtitles, rating: 12

  • ‘Rennsymphonie’, GER 1928, directed by Hans Richter, 6 min, rating: 0

  • ‘In Nacht und Eis’, GER 1912, directed by Mime Misu, 42 min, with English subtitles, rating: 0

Archive

  • #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

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  • #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

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  • #11: Cult and Quirky

    9 films

    1 Feb–30 Apr 25

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  • #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

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  • #9 On the Road

    8 films

    1 Aug–13 Oct 24

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  • #8: Working Class Heroes

    9 films

    1 May–31 Jul 24

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  • #7: On the Edge

    9 films

    1 Feb–30 Apr 24

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  • #6: Cinema on Cinema

    9 films

    15 Oct 23–31 Jan 24

     

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  • #5: Long Hot Summer

    9 films

    25 Jul–14 Oct 23

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  • #4: Female Perspectives

    9 films

    15 Apr–14 Jul 24

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  • #3: Young Hearts

    9 films
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  • #2: For real?!

    9 films

    1 Nov 22–14 Jan 23

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  • #1: Berlin Drifters

    8 films

    30 Jun–15 Oct 22

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