Visionary Picks Drawn from the Same DNA as Das süße Mädel: Cult Guide

Dir: Manfred Noa

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Manfred Noa

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Moderne Töchter perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Manfred Noa

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Manfred Noa

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Der Provinzonkel perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Manfred Noa

Prince Damilo of Cardania, who is besotted by numerous women, wants to return to his strictly shielded and monitored homeland to take up the regency there. In order to be able to travel undetected, the ruler-to-be asks Stuart Webbs to slip into his role for a while while he takes off in disguise. The detective has every effort to keep the numerous people who want to gather around him in his role as Prince Damilo, including a fellow detective named Sanftlieb, at a distance. With the help of the envoy Cartagi, however, he is able to plausibly hold the princely position until the true regent has reached his home.

Dir: Manfred Noa

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Der große Unbekannte perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Manfred Noa

Balzac adaptation: Escaped convict moves into a brothel where he becomes father to a boy. But his advantageous position is eventually threatened by one of the whores who has fallen in love with the convict's grown up son.

Dir: Manfred Noa

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Der Stellvertreter perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Helena is a 1924 German silent drama film directed by Manfred Noa and starring Edy Darclea, Vladimir Gajdarov and Albert Steinrück.

Dir: Manfred Noa

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Manfred Noa

Set in Jerusalem during the Third Crusade, it describes how the wise Jewish merchant Nathan, the enlightened sultan Saladin and the (initially anonymous) Templar bridge their gaps between Judaism, Islam and Christianity.