Volker Schlöndorff Movies

What is the state of cinema and what being a filmmaker means? What are the measures taken to protect authors' copyright? What is their legal status...

A documentary by Hans Günther Pflaum and Peter H. Schröder.

Interview film with the protagonists of the New German Cinema in 1966.

A funny walk through the life story of Billy Wilder (1906-2002), a cinematic genius; a portrait of a filmmaker who never was a boring man, a superb...

Werner Herzog interviews guests on the art of filmmaking.

West Germany in the 1970s. Many artists, journalists and intellectuals were branded as sympathizers of Baader-Meinhof's left-wing terrorism. The...

An adaptation of the Henry James short story Les raisons de Georgina.

An unparalleled portrait of Arthur Miller (1915-2005), a major writer who left an indelible mark on the world. Miller's life is intimately connected...

A documentary about the making of Jean-Pierre Melville's 1949 film "Le silence de la mer"

Like nobody else Jean-Pierre Melville influenced modern filmmaking. This documentary follows his creative process step by step, showing him becoming...

Strolling through France (Roanne, Nice and Carcassonne) with some excursions abroad (Munich, Montreal, New York).

Adaptation of a story by Henry James.

Featuring unprecedented access to Michael Nyman's working life, this film shows one of the great composers of our time in all his diversity and...

Documentary of German electronic musical group Tangerine Dream.

The life and work of the brilliant German filmmaker Volker Schlöndorff, a cross-border artist who, by leaving Germany and making the whole world...

Documentary film.

In the Frankfurt area, "La Main Rouge" hunted for Algerian soldiers who had deserted from the French army and fled across the German border.

A documentary-montage of sketches, photos, storyboards, and film excerpts that is accompanied by Volker Schlöndorff's thoughts about his 1979...