The Auteur's Selection In the Shadow of Erzherzog Johann: Cult Guide

Dir: Max Neufeld

Singer Friedel wants star tenor Lauri Volpi to give her lessons but gets the impression that lawyer Paladino is the artist himself. Paladino falls in love with the girl, doesn't tell her the truth and enjoys a Roman holiday with her.

Dir: Max Neufeld

An impoverished count is forced to marry a young woman unknown to him. Due to certain circumstances he is unable to arrive in time for the wedding. Both marriage partners start looking for each other including the help of a detective agency. Some amusing implications arise.

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

Dir: Max Neufeld

In this French set comedy, five million francs change hands one weekend between a man pretending to be a millionaire and a woman pretending to be a Russian countess.

Dir: Max Neufeld

Fritz is in love with artist Glay, who stays at the Grand Hotel. Even not having money he gets to know her, invites her to supper and after dancing a tango, even hires the royal suite. How will he get out of this is a mystery to himself.

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

Dir: Max Neufeld

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Max Neufeld

When his wife storms out of a dinner planned for his American boss (because their dog is not allowed at the table) an engineer substitutes his secretary and pretends she is the wife.

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Eine Nacht im Grandhotel perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Dir: Max Neufeld

Showstar Csibi's mother Maria has a new suitor. In order to make Maria appear younger Csibi poses as a young brat which backfires when she meets the suitor's gorgeous brother and flirts with him while he treats her like a little child.

Dir: Max Neufeld

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

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

Dir: Max Neufeld

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Max Neufeld

"Hoffmann's Tales" - The story of the poet Hoffmann, who falls in love with a mechanical doll, loses his mirror image in Venice and finally liberates his lover from the clutches of a sinister doctor.