The Definitive Watchlist For Devotees of Der Mann ohne Schlaf: Cult...

Dir: Carl Boese

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Carl Boese

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

German version of French boulevard farce: A flirtatious Polish relative is brought to a country estate and complicates relations among a recuperating cuckolded banker, his wife, and her painter lover.

Dir: Carl Boese

The famous clown Grock settles in a castle with his wife Bianca who happens to be the former lover of the previous owner of the castle.

Dir: Carl Boese

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

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Carl Boese

Germany at the time of the end of the Weimar Republic. The saleswoman Anna Gerlach looks forward to the joys of motherhood. She has already found accommodation with the Breuer's. The daughter of the house, Lissy Breuer, is also hopeful. The biggest difference between the two expectant mothers is the expected alimony.

Dir: Carl Boese

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

In this theatrical adaptation, a well meaning eccentric ( a good role for the popular actor later known as S Z Sakall) tries to patch up a rift between his niece and her fiance.

Dir: Carl Boese

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Carl Boese

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

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Carl Boese

Meyer runs an office which is both a marriage bureau and a divorce agency. Unbeknownst to him his own desired bride Elsa actually loves his best friend who happens to hire Meyer to force their marriage against the wishes of her father.

Dir: Carl Boese

Family Brandt has lost its fortune in oil speculation, and they have great debts at the local bank. This one is threatened with its own crash due to lack of money. The only hope is Brandt's uncle Thomas Hoffman, an American millionaire, who is coming for a visit. Bank Accountant Schmidt uses his own money to welcome him properly, presenting himself as Brandt's daughter's fiance, but it turns out, that Hoffmann never was a millionaire, in fact he still owns the city of Chicago about $100 for medical treatment. Yet with his existance alone he starts a big scheme to bring back prosperity. Surprisingly it works, yet there are some problems: 1st: Chicago wants the money back, asking at the foreign office in Berlin for help, and 2nd: Hoffmann does not like the sheme at all, and tries to go back to his quiet and peaceful Chicago...