The Definitive Watchlist For Devotees of Die ewige Nacht: Cult Guide

Dir: Urban Gad

In a small mountain village, Hannele, an unhappy girl who is beaten by her stepfather tries to commit suicide.

Dir: Urban Gad

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

The young sculptor Erik Elmer has left his studio for inspiration and new courage out there on the shiny surface of ice and snow. It does not take long before he meets an endearing, young lady - her name is Ethel Birk.

Dir: Urban Gad

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Urban Gad

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

Christian Wahnschaffe, the spoiled son of an industrialist, meets Iwan Becker, a leader in the Russian Nihilist movement. Impressed by Becker's concern for society's weak and poor, Christian develops sympathies for the movement's ideals.

Dir: Urban Gad

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Urban Gad

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

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Urban Gad

Kind-hearted Thekla helps her frivolous brother and hides him on a remote farm.

Dir: Urban Gad

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

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Urban Gad

To secure an inheritance, a young woman disguises herself as a little girl, and falls in love with her "Uncle."

Dir: Urban Gad

Two men of high rank are both wooing the beautiful and famous equestrian acrobat Stella. While Stella ignores the jeweler Hirsch, she accepts Count von Waldberg's offer to follow her home, where she falls in his arms. At her party some days later Hirsch turns up uninvited. He says he wants to give Stella a piece of jewelry, but she repulses his advances. When Waldberg sees this he knocks Hirsch down. Hirsch challenges him to a duel by cards. Waldberg loses all his money, and in the end also has to sign a promissory note on 85.000, which should be paid within 24 hours. To help Waldberg solve his debt Stella goes to Hirsch to receive the brooch he has promised her. While he turns away, she steals a precious necklace from him, but he happens to see the theft in a mirror. He tails her to a park, where he sees Stella giving the necklace to Waldberg. Hirsch tells Stella to come to him at midnight, if she wants him to be silent about the theft. When Waldberg finds out that Stella is going to Hirsch in the night, he becomes jealous and goes there as well. By mistake he happens to shoot Stella, who reveals her sacrifice for him before she dies.