Editor's Top Picks Sharing the Atmosphere of Der Provinzonkel: Cult Guide

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 fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

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

Dir: Manfred Noa

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Manfred Noa

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

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

Dir: Manfred Noa

The student Walter is sent to the big city for his exams. Immediately dazzled by the night life and falls in love with the primadonna Grita. But she is looking for more and Walter is devastated. Blinded by love he visits Grita with a gun.

Dir: Manfred Noa

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

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

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 fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

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

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.

Dir: Manfred Noa

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.