Masterpiece Selection Resonating with the Themes of S.O.S. Die Inse...

Dir: Lothar Mendes

Reported killed in action, Philip lives under an assumed name in London. Deborah, a former lover, discovers him. She still loves Philip and is jealous of his wife Faith, who has since married Sir John. So Deborah tries to blackmail Faith.

Dir: Lothar Mendes

The story of life in the 18th century Jewish ghetto of Wurtemburg. Suess tries to better himself with the help of an evil Duke.

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

Dir: Lothar Mendes

Having tracked down his estranged wife, an obsessed husband gets himself appointed as the ship's doctor on a cross-Atlantic luxury liner in order to confront her and the millionaire with whom she has ran away with. The film chronicles this love triangle along with the lives of a group of people travelling down in steerage on their way to New York to make new lives for themselves.

Dir: Lothar Mendes

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

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

Dir: Lothar Mendes

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Lothar Mendes

While in Italy, the Duke of Chatsfield secretly marries a peasant girl, and they have a child, Francis. The boy's parents die after having separated, and he is reared in a monastery. When he is 20, Francis takes his final vows, while his uncle, a duke, learns that Francis is the true heir to the dukedom; a dispensation is granted by the Pope, and the boy assumes the title. In London, Mario, a penniless novice, masquerading as Baron Giordano, hopes to marry Monica, Francis' beautiful cousin; and to eliminate his rival he engages Dolores, his ex-mistress, to ensnare Francis. He succumbs to her wiles but on a visit to his relatives falls in love with Monica, and they become engaged; Monica, however, breaks off the betrothal after finding that Dolores loves him. Francis returns, embittered, to London and embarks on a series of flirtations; but learning of Monica's acceptance of Mario's offer, he returns to the monastery. Dolores tells Monica of the Baron's scheming, kills herself, and the lovers are reconciled.

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

Dir: Lothar Mendes

An ordinary man suddenly finds that anything he says comes true. Or at least, almost anything.

Dir: Lothar Mendes

A society gigolo goes after a rich mother and her daughter, but tries to find true happiness with his girlfriend, who is neither rich nor in "society."

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

Dir: Lothar Mendes

A husband and wife have several children from their previous marriages and now they want to get divorced. The kids don't want to be separated and the oldest daughter and her boyfriend try to keep them together.

Dir: Lothar Mendes

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.