Top-Tier Alternatives In the Shadow of Die Liebe des Van Royk: Cult Guide

Dir: Lupu Pick

Set during the winter, the story tells the tale of a track checker and his family who live a poverty-stricken life next to a railway line. They receive a telegram announcing the arrival of the section inspector, who is to live with the family.

Dir: Lupu Pick

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

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

Dir: Lupu Pick

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Lupu Pick

The film is set in a bar on New Year's Eve. We see plenty of Germans swilling beer non-stop and the owner of the bar and his wife await the arrival of his mother for a little celebration together.

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

Dir: Lupu Pick

A master criminal runs a diabolical ring of counterfeiters.

Dir: Lupu Pick

Napoleon is sentenced to exile on the prison island.

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of New Year's Eve perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Dir: Lupu Pick

Edward Gregory is the head of a large trading company in China. His son Basil is brought to China to introduce him to the business. But he turns out to be lazy and not very interested; his focus is rather on the pretty Nang Ping, the only daughter of the influential Chinese merchant Wu Hang. Mr. Wu is not at all amused by this romance, so he split the two by sending his daughter to the country estate.

Dir: Lupu Pick

A prince makes a socialite think she spent the night in his room.

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

Dir: Lupu Pick

Hjalmar Ekdal's father was rich until scandal cast the family into poverty. Now he lives in a small, shabby home with his senile father, his wife Gina and his daughter Hedvig. And a duck.

Dir: Lupu Pick

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.