Essential Cult Cinema Drawn from the Same DNA as Graf Festenberg: C...

Dir: Urban Gad

The noble family de la Porte lives at castle Medan. After the lost heir August returns unexpectedly, countess Herm, mother-in-law of younger brother Johann, fears for the inheritance of her daughter.

Dir: Urban Gad

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

A woman betrays the regiment location in which the officer she is interested in is assigned because he despises her, only to regret it when he is caught and try to free him.

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 Hanneles Himmelfahrt perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

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.

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.

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 Das Spiel von Liebe und Tod perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

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

Dir: Urban Gad

Drama about the country girl who becomes a model for an artist with no morals. Disheartened, she return to her home to her old friend Christoph who accidentally kills a man. Tempted to leave again, she awaits his dismissal.

Dir: Urban Gad

Drama with poor blind Marta who falls in love with sculptor Paul who prefers the high life. As she tries to bring him to the straight and narrow, he lets her down again which results in her taking both their lives.