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

  • In the Shadows

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

  • The Shunting Station Workers

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

  • Gorleben: The Dream of Something

    ’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

  • The Uprising

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

  • Execution. A Study of Mary

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

  • Shots Under the Gallows

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

  • Race Symphony

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