The Global Archive For Devotees of Der Mädchenhirt: Cult Guide

Dir: Karl Grune

Barker and Graham are competitors in a sailing regatta, but they are also competitors of the beautiful Ethel. She loves Barker, the gambler, but when he gambles away his fortune, she marries Graham, his creditor.

Dir: Karl Grune

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

A couple are at the theatre with a playwright friend. At the end of the play the jealous husband strangles his wife to death. When the play ends, the man talks to his friend about such a nonsensical finale, telling the author that no man with any sense ever gets jealous enough to choke his wife in these modern times. The playwright decides to test this supposedly perfect couple about their happy feelings for each other.

Dir: Karl Grune

A mill situated on the border between two unnamed countries and the residents therein become pawns in a future war.

Dir: Karl Grune

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Am Rande der Welt perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Waterloo is a German made movie that depicts the soldiers of Belgium + The Netherlands; Brunswick; England, Ireland, Scotland + Wales; Hanover; Nassau; and Prussia's victory over Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.

Dir: Karl Grune

After explosion in factory, the two brothers Wenzel and Michael start a new life. Wenzel gets rich on the stock market, Michael builds a settlement colony for the unemployed. Tragedy begins when Wenzel chooses the wrong woman.

Dir: Karl Grune

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

During the French Revolution a young woman is saved from the guillotine by an insurrectionist (Asther). Also called The Prisoner of Corbal.

Dir: Karl Grune

"Comedians" - Axel Swinborne is a celebrated stage star. Although much in demand, he now wants to recover and travel by train on vacation. He leans out of the window at full speed, as happens a momentous mishap: his jacket gets tangled on the window lever so unhappy that it ejects the suction force out of the window.

Dir: Karl Grune

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

melodramatic survey of human life seen through the eyes of a horse.

Dir: Karl Grune

After the revelation that Georg has seduced her, Maria is driven away by her father. Georg, fearing the wrath of Maria's father, has swiftly abandoned the girl and left for the mining town of Sankt Anton, where he expects to hide easily amongst the large population of colliers. Maria must care for herself, and ends up in Sankt Anton, where she attempts to rebuild her life. There, she gets to know Thomas, and soon the young people are engaged. When Georg and Maria meet again, drama ensues.

Dir: Karl Grune

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.