Library News for German Studies

New DVDs/VHS, June 2008 (partial listing)

For a complete listing of new videos and DVDs, consult the Catalog or the DVD list.

Anders als die Anderen [videorecording] = Different from the others / directed by Richard Oswald ; written by Richard Oswald and Magnus Hirschfeld. [New York, N.Y.] : Kino International Corp., 2004. Originally produced in Germany in 1919. DVD.

Animation before unification [videorecording] : 16 shorts from East Germany / by Klaus Georgi ... [et al.]. Berlin : Icestorm Entertainment : DEFA-Stiftung ; Amherst, Mass. : DEFA Film Library, c2007. Originally released in East Germany between 1974 and 1990. DVD.

Buddenbrooks [videorecording ] / Buch, Bernt Rhotert, Franz Peter Wirth, Hans Joachim Lange ; Regie, Franz Peter Wirth. Originally released in 1979 as a television mini-series. DVD. Coming out [videorecording] / Icestorm International ; DEFA Studio für Spielfilme, Gruppe Babelsberg. New York, NY : First Run Features, c2001. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1989. DVD. Doktor Faustus [videorecording]  / ein Film de Franz Seitz ; Drehbuch und Regie, Franz Seitz ; ein Gemeinschaftsproduktion der Franz Seitz Film, Iduna Film. Port Washington, NY : Koch Vision : distributed by KOCH Entertainment, [2007]. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1982. DVD. Lola und Bilidikid [videorecording] = Lola and Billy the Kid / Zero Film ; einen Film von Kutlug Ataman. Los Angeles, CA : Picture This! Home Video, 2000. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1999. DVD. Pioniere in Ingolstadt [videorecording] = Pioneers in Ingolstadt / ein Film von Rainer Werner Fassbinder ; Janus Film und Fernsehen. [California?] : Fantoma Films, c2003. Videodisc release of the 1971 motion picture. DVD. Strákarnir okkar [videorecording] = Eleven men out / a Heres! Films/Regent release ; the Icelandic Film Company EHF in co-production with F&Me LTD. Los Angeles, CA : Liberation Entertainment ; Santa Monica, CA : Distributed by Genius Entertainment, c2007. Originally released as a motion picture in 2005. DVD. In Icelandic with English subtitles. Der Zauberberg [videorecording] / ein Film von Hans W. Geissendörfer ; Buch und Regie, Hans W. Geissendörfer. Port Washington, NY : Koch Vision : distributed by KOCH Entertainment, [2007]. Originally released as a motion picture in West Germany in 1982. DVD.

New DVDs/VHS, May 2008

Kleine Freiheit [videorecording] = A little bit of freedom / ; Buch und Regie, Yüksel Yavuz ; Mitarbeit am Buch, Henner Winckler ; Produzenten, Ralph E. Cotta, Peter Stockhaus. Originally produced as a motion picture in 2003. DVD.

Die Mauer [videorecording] : Demontage eines Alptraums : ein Kultfilm / by Jürgen Böttcher = The wall : demolition of a nightmare : a cult film by Jürgen Böttcher. A DEFA-Documentary from 1990." DVD.

New DVDs/Videos (April 2008) (partial listing)

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The hands of Orlac [videorecording] / Kino International ; Transit Film ; Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung ; Direction: Robert Wiene ; adapted by Louis Nerz from the novel by Maurice Renard. Originally released as a motion picture in 1924. DVD.

Die Mauer [videorecording] : Demontage eines Alptraums : ein Kultfilm / by Jürgen Böttcher = The wall : demolition of a nightmare : a cult film by Jürgen Böttcher. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1990.Documentary. DVD.

Raumpatrouille [videorecording] : die phantastischen Abenteurer des Raumschiffes Orion / von Rolf Honold und W.G. Larsen ; [Bavaria Atelier]. Videodisc release of the 1966 television program and the 2003 producer's cut: Raumpatrouille Orion, Rücksturz ins Kino. DVD, Region 2.

Warning shadows [videorecording] = Schatten / directed by Authur Robison ; idea by Albin Grau ; script by Rudolf Schneider, Arthur Robison. Originally produced as a silent motion picture in Germany in 1923. DVD. 

New DVDs/Videos, March 2008 (partial listing)

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Berlin Alexanderplatz [videorecording] / Bavaria Film International presents a cooperation of Bavaia Media and Rainer Werner Fassbinder Foundation ; [produced by] Peter Märthesheimer... [et al.] ; [written and directed] von Rainer Werner Fassbinder. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1979. Later shown as a 14-episode television program. DVD.

Berlin--Ecke Schönhauser [videorecording] / Progress Film-Vertrieb zeigt ein DEFA-Film ; Buch, Wolfgang Kohlhaas [i.e. Kohlhaase] ; Regie, Gerhard Klein. Originally released as a motion picture in 1957. DVD.

Die 3groschenoper [videorecording] = The 3 penny opera / [Warner Bros. Pictures ; in association with Tobis Filmkunst] ; Thomas J. Brandon presents ; produced by S. Nebenzahl ; screenplay by Léo Lania, Ladislaus Vajda and Béla Balázs ; directed by G. W. Pabst. Originally released as a motion picture in 1931. DVD.

The fifth rider is fear [videorecording] = A pátý Jezdec je Strach / Filmové Studio Barrandov uvádi Ceskoslovenský Filmexport ; produced by Carlo Ponti for Sigma III and Barrandov Studio ; written by Hana Belohradska, Zbynek Brynych, Ota Koval and Ester Krumbachova ; directed by Zbynek Brynych. Originally released as a motion picture in 1964. On the Holocaust. Czech dialogue, English subtitles. DVD. 

Kaspar Hauser [videorecording] : Verbrechen am Seelenleben eines Menschen / [a Leisure Time Features release ] ; Producer, Andreas Meyer ; Buch und Regie, Peter Sehr. Originally released as a motion picture in 1993. DVD.

Obchod na korze [videorecording] / Ceskoslovenský filmový ústav ; Barrandov Films Studios ; directors, Jan Kadar, Elmar Klos ; screenplay, Ladislav Grosman, J. Kadár, E. Klos. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1965. On the Holocaust. Czech/Slovak with optional English subtitles. DVD.

Prinzessinnenbad [videorecording] / Reverse Angle Factory Pictures präsentiert eine Reverse Angle Factory Produktion in Koproduktion mit RBB/ARTE und Reverse Angle Production ; Buch und Regie, Betinna Blümner. Originally released as a motion picture in 2007. DVD, REGION 2.

Stealing Klimt [videorecording]. [Germany] : Stardust Home Entertainment, c2007. DVD, REGION 2.

Strafsache 4 Ks 2/63 [videorecording] : Auschwitz vor dem Frankfurter Schwurgericht / Dokumentation von Rolf Bickel und Dietrich Wagner ; Produktionsleitung, Fred Steinbach ; Redaktion, Wolfgang Vogel ; Hessischer Rundfunk. Originally released for television in 1993. DVD.

Vsichni moji blízcí [videorecording] = All my loved ones / In Film Praha koprodukce Ceská televize, TV Markiza, Kirch Media ... Agenja Produkcji Filmowej, Eurimages uvadiji ; producenti Jirí Bartoska, Rudolf Biermann ; scénár Jirí Hubac ; rezie Matej Minác. Originally released as a motion picture in 2000. On the Holocaust. Czech dialogue with optional English subtitles. DVD.

Vitus [videorecording] / A Sony Pictures Classics release ; FMM and Hugofilm present ; a production of Vitusfilm ; screenplay by Peter Lusi, Fredi M. Murer, Lukas B. Suter ; directed by Fredi M. Muer with the aid of Federal Office of Cultural and Zurich Film Foundation. In Swiss German with optional subtitles in English, French, and Spanish. DVD.

Vollmond [videorecording] = Full moon / T & C Film AG/Pandora Filmproduktion/Arena Films ; produced by Marcel Hoehn ; written and directed by Fredi M. Murer. Originally released as a motion picture in 1998. Swiss-German, French, Italian and Rhaeto-Romanic dialogue, English subtitles. DVD.

  SWEDISH FILMS

Gycklarnas afton [videorecording] = Sawdust and tinsel / Sandrew ; written and directed by Ingmar Bergman. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1953. Swedish dialogue with optional English subtitles. DVD.

Hamnstad [videorecording] / Svensk filmindustri visar ; regi och scenario, Ingmar Bergman. Originally released as a motion picture in 1948. In Swedish with optional English subtitles. DVD.

Till glädje [videorecording] / Svensk filmindustri visar ; en film av Ingmar Bergman ; produktionsledning, Allan Ekelund. Originally released as a motion picture in 1950; date on container: 1949. In Swedish with optional English subtitles. DVD.

Törst [videorecording] / Svensk filmindustri visar ; manuskript, Herbert Grevenius ; regi, Ingmar Bergman. Originally released as a motion picture in 1949. In Swedish with optional English subtitles. DVD.

New DVDs/Videos, Feb. 2008

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Bauhaus [videorecording] : less is more. Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2006.

Diamonds of the night [videorecording] = Démanty noci / Filmove Studio Barrandov ; written by Arnost Lustig and Jan Nemec ; directed by Jan Nemec. Sousto = Der Bissen = A bite to eat / Ústrední pujcovna filmu ; directed by Jan Nemec. Czech dialog, English subtitles. VHS.About Holocaust

Distant journey [videorecording] / directed by Alfred Radok ; written by Erik Kolar, Mojmir Drvota and Alfred Radok. Chicago, Ill. : Facets Multimedia : Facets Video [distributor], 2005. Czech dialogue, English subtitles. DVD. About Holocaust.

Dita Saxová [videorecording] / [presented by] Ceskoslovenský filmexport ; screenplay by Arnost Lustig, Antonín Moskalyk ; directed by Antonín Moskalyk. Originally issued as a motion picture in 1968. Czech dialog, English subtitles. VHS.About Holocaust

Hitler's War [videorecording] / Hurricane International Ltd. [S.l.] : Edgehill Publishing Ltd., 2006. DVD.

The Raspberry Reich [videorecording] / Strand Releasing in association with Jürgen Brüning Film Productions presents a film by Bruce LaBruce ; produced by Jürgen Brüning ; written and directed by Bruce LaBruce. DVD.

New DVD, Jan. 2008 (partial listing)

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Fitzcarraldo [videorecording] / Werner Herzog Filmproduktion ; produziert von Werner Herzog und Lucki Stipetic ; Buch und Regie, Werner Herzog. Originally released as a motion picture in 1982. DVD.

New DVDs/Videos, Dec. 2007 (partial listing)

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Our Hitler : a film from Germany [videorecording] / written and directed by Hans Jürgen Syberberg ; produced by the BBC ... [et al.]. Original German title: Hitler, ein Film aus Deutschland. [United States] : Facets Multimedia, 2007. DVD, all regions.

Die weisse Rose [videorecording] / Filmverlag der Autoren ; Drehbuch, Michael Verhoeven, Mario Krebs ; eine Produktion der Sentana Filmproduktion, Michael Verhoeven GmbH ; ein Film von Michael Verhoeven. [Berlin?] : ArtHaus ; Leipzig : Kinowelt Home Entertainment, [2006]. Originally released as a motion picture in 1982. DVD, Region 2.

New DVDs/Videos, Nov. 2007 (partial listing)

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Bibi Blocksberg [videorecording] / ; eine Uschi Reich und Karl Blatz Produktion der Bavaria Filmverleih- und Produktions-GmbH und Kiddinx Filmproduktion. Berlin : Kiddinx Filmproduction, c2003. DVD, Region 2.

  SWEDISH FILM

Miffo [videorecording] / Sonet Film presentarer en film av Daniel Lind Lagerlöf ; manus, Malin Lagerlöf ; regi, Daniel Lind Lagerlöf ; producerad av Hägring AB ... [et al.]. [Stockholm] : Sandrew Metronome ; [2004?]. DVD, Region 2

New DVDs/Videos, Oct. 2007 (partial listing)

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Alice in den Städten [videorecording] / Produktion 1 ; Buch, Wim Wenders mitarbeit Veith v. Fürstenberg ; Regie, Wim Wenders. Originally produced as motion picture in 1974. VHS.

Deutschland, ein Sommermärchen [videorecording] /  ein Film von Sönke Wortman ; Produzent, Tom Spiess. Originally released as a documentary motion picture 2006. DVD, Region 2.

Liebte der Osten anders [videorecording] : Sex im geteilten Deutschland / Irène Challand/Gaspard Lamunière ; Buch und Regie, André Meier ; Produzent, Heino Deckert. Videodisc release of a 2006 documentary. DVD.

Spur der Steine [videorecording] = The trace of stones / ein Film der DEFA, Studio für Spielfilme. Originally released as a motion picture in 1966. DVD.

Traumschiff Surprise. Periode 1 [videorecording] / UFA Home Entertainment ; Constantin Film zeigt eine Herbx Filmproduktion ; Regie und Produzent, Michael Bully Herbig ; Drehbuch, Michael Bully Herbig, Alfons Biedermann, Rick Kavanian. Originally released as a motion picture in 2004. DVD, Region 2.

New Videos/DVDs, Sept. 2007 (partial listing)

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The oyster princess [videorecording] : a grotesque comedy in 4 acts / by Hanns Kräly and Ernst Lubitsch ; directed by Ernst Lubitsch ; Union. I don't want to be a man = Ich möchte kein Mann sein : a comedy in three acts / by Ernst Lubitsch ; director, Ernst Lubitsch ; Union. Original German title of Oyster Princess: Austerprinzessin. Originally released on film in 1919 (1st work) and 1920 (2nd work). DVD.

Sommer vorm Balkon [videorecording] = Summer in Berlin / Drehbuch, Wolfgang Kohlhaase ; Regie, Andreas Dresen. DVD release of the 2005 motion picture. DVD-PAL, region 2.

Wege zu Kraft und Schönheit [videorecording] / hergestellt von der Kulturabteilung der Ufa in sechs Teilen ; Regie, Wilhelm Prager ; Drehbuch und wissenschaftliche Beratung, Nicholas Kaufmann. Silent with German language intertitles. DVD.

Zizek! [videorecording] / the Documentary Campaign presents ; produced by Lawrence Konner ; directed by Astra Taylor ; produced by the Documentary Campaign. Documentary follows the eccentric Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Zizek as he travels around the world lecturing. Originally released in 2005. DVD.