Movies and TvShows featuring "new-german-wave" theme.

The pert Tina is sick of school and the muff in her Bavarian village. She wants to go with Tino - attendant of a visiting auto-scooter - who has to leave the place for dubious reasons. However he lets her down and leaves alone. Now Tina persuades fellow student Robby, who has a crush on her, to take her on a random trip with his motor-scooter. It seems only to be a matter of time until he realizes that she's just using him to follow her boyfriend - or will the shy Robby manage to win her heart on their chaotic journey?

Baal is a film about a hedonistic playwright who indulges in a life of debauchery, exploring themes of immorality, sexuality, and violence. Set in the New German Wave era, Baal's nihilistic and amoral lifestyle leads him on a path of destruction and self-destruction.

A man named Peter gets trapped in a cycle of overwork and financial problems, leading to strain in his relationship with his wife and children. As he becomes more and more alienated, Peter experiences unrequited love and feels disconnected from his dysfunctional family. The story is told in flashbacks and explores themes of materialism and the consequences of societal pressures.

Wasted Youth follows a group of young individuals in Munich, Germany, as they navigate through relationships, music, and personal struggles. From a security guard dealing with a nosy boss, to a gay couple facing challenges in their relationship, this film explores the ups and downs of youth. With elements of new wave music and German history, Wasted Youth offers a glimpse into the vibrant and chaotic lives of its characters.

Yearning for Sodom follows the life of a fatally ill man in the new German wave. The film explores the themes of AIDS, stage acting, and the complexities of human infirmity.

"End of the Commune"/"Ende einer kommune" is a great 49 min. long movie made in 1969 about Fassbinder and the early years of the legendary Antiteater he was a member/leader of. You can here see and hear some of the actors he was going to use in his movies for the next years. The movie shows rehearsals for his play "The Coffehouse" which also became a television-movie, and you can watch unique footage from the 19th Film-Festival in Berlin (1969) where "Love is Colder Than Death" were shown. As told in this documentary, his first feature-movie were given a cold shoulder by many of the journalists and visitors at the festival. You can in "End of the Commune" watch Fassbinder and actor Ulli Lommel walk out on stage after the opening of "Love is Colder than Death", while a man in the audience is shouting "Out with the director!". In this interesting documentary Fassbinder also talks a lot about his father which was a respectable doctor.