Masterpiece Selection Resonating with the Themes of Mein Freund Har...

Dir: Max Obal

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Max Obal

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

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Max Obal

After the US takes a French village which Germans occupied in late WWI,two German soldiers both in love with the same French girl disguise as Yanks and try to convince the gullible, cowardly new occupiers that Germans are returning .

Dir: Max Obal

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

A romantic comedy mostly set on skis: a girl tries to show her boyfriend that she is just as good at winter sports, and gets help from two other boys.

Dir: Max Obal

Remake of a silent Murnau classic: a young man returning to his castle is suspected of murdering his brother, who had married the man's old sweetheart in his absence.

Dir: Max Obal

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

Different kinds of Berliners, the well to do along with the ordinary shopkeepers, enjoy their weekends in the city's suburban garden colonies.

Dir: Max Obal

Period literary adaptation about a hunter who tries to provide meat to a mountain monastery and his love for a blonde peasant .

Dir: Max Obal

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

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Max Obal

Hans Steinherr will one day inherit the family steel-mill but prefers a living as a musician. He ends his relationship with ingenue peasant's daughter Hanne and ventures into the big city where he meets a famous singer.

Dir: Max Obal

Mr. Effington and his daughters Maud and Edith hear Miss Destinn at the opera. Edith expresses a wish to meet Miss Destinn, so her father invites Miss Destinn to the birthday party to be given for Edith. Maud is very fond of animals. A friend sends her some lion cubs which she trains to do tricks. She also has several full-grown lions in her private menagerie. Edith is very fond of music and loves her young teacher, Jack Harris. Her father objects to her attachment, and drives him from the house. Atwood, a business friend of Mr. Effington, asks for Edith's hand in marriage. At the birthday party he proposes to her, but is refused. At the party Maud is showing how tame her lions are, and on a dare Miss Destinn, who has accepted the invitation to be present, enters the cage with her and, with one of the lions lying on the piano, within a few inches of her, sings parts of Mignon, Atwood chagrined at Edith's refusal of his hand refuses to assist Mr. Effington in his business, with the result that the business fails. Mr. Effington does not survive the shock and the two girls, brought up in luxury, are forced to go out into the world to make a living. They consult Miss Destinn as to what they should do and receive her assurance that she will help them as best she can. They decide to use Maud's lions and advertise for a young man to play a part in a moving picture drama. Jack Harris sees the advertisement and answers it. He and the girls are much surprised to meet again and he renews his suit for Edith's heart. Edith accepts him and the preparations are made for the wedding. Maud is heartbroken and confesses that she has loved Jack for a long time. She goes with the happy couple to get the marriage license, but cannot face the ordeal. Disappointed and dejected, she goes back to the house and dressing in her sister's wedding dress, enters the cage of the lions. The lions do not seem to recognize her and she loses control of them. When Jack and Edith return they are horrified to find that Maud has become indeed "The Lion's Bride."