Fritz Lichtenhahn

Treuepunkte (2008)

Andrea collects loyalty points at a gas station supermarket and seems to have a perfect life. Her husband Christoph is a successful lawyer and loving father of two wonderful children. Everything seems to be going well in their paid-off row house. Then Andr ...

Rosenstrasse (2003)

When Ruth's husband dies in New York, in 2000, she imposes strict Jewish mourning, which puzzles her children. A stranger comes to the house - Ruth's cousin - with a picture of Ruth, age 8, in Berlin, with a woman the cousin says helped Ruth escape. Hannah ...

Comedian (2000)

Roni Beck is a man whose only thought in life is to become a professional comedian, but who due to his lack of success must live hidden in his mother's appartment in an old people's home, continuing to believe firmly that his day in the limelight will come ...

Bandagistenglück (1997)

A high school student who leaves school shortly before graduating begins a relatively "exotic" apprenticeship as a bandager in order to become self-employed. In the process, she gains a wealth of life experience and, in addition to learning how to make pro ...

Ein Mord auf dem Konto (1996)

Die Wildente (1994)

Ausgerechnet Zoé (1994)

Zoe is spending a few lovely winter days on Sylt with a friend. She's struggling with her studies, her boyfriend Mike, and life in general. To make matters worse, she's now facing an unwanted pregnancy. Just to relieve herself of this overwhelming worry, Z ...

Sommerliebe (1993)

Herr Ober! (1992)

The former waiter Ernst Held believes himself to be called higher and seeks self-realization as a poet. When he recites poems to his wife's beautician in an ambiguous situation, his wife puts him out the door. Completely destitute, the thwarted poet must t ...

Winckelmanns Reisen (1990)

Before Ernst Winckelmann, a sales representative for hair products, calls on hairdressing salons and chemist's shops, he rehearses what he intends to say, shakes the dandruff from his hair and slips into an innocuous pair of shoes. None of this helps. Wink ...

Wer zu spät kommt – Das Politbüro erlebt die deutsche Revolution (1990)

The TV documentation reconstructs the incidents between May and November 1989 from the point of view of the Politburo of the GDR (German Democratic Republic). The incidents include the fraud of local elections, the opening of Hungary's borders towards Aust ...

Die Bombe (1988)

A terrorist drives a car to Hamburg's Rathausmarkt and unloads an unknown device that he claims can cause radioactive contamination. A special unit tries to subdue the man, but this reveals that the only way to prevent the explosion is to constantly readju ...

The Cry of the Owl (1987)

Robert is magically attracted to Johanna. He observes and stalks her. Finally, the two get to know each other. But Johanna's relationship with Karl is not quite over. ...

Die Reise (1986)

An unusual family story about two father and son generations, beginning on a German country side and ending in the students' revolt in Berlin. ...

Das zerbrochene Haus (1985)

Der Lehrer und andere Schulgeschichten (1984)

Three dramatic stories from the everyday school life of adolescent pupils. ...

Unternehmen Arche Noah (1983)

Falsche Liebe (1982)

Familienfest (1980)

Germany Pale Mother (1980)

Germany 1939. Hans and Lene marry the day before the war breaks out, and Hans is sent to the Eastern front. During a bombing raid their daughter Anna is born. The house is destroyed and Lene and Anna moves in with relatives in Berlin. Hans survives the war ...

Matto regiert (1980)

A dead man is discovered in the machine room of the Randlingen sanatorium and nursing home. The man is Dr. Ulrich Borstli, the director of the institution. Constable Studer from the cantonal police takes over the investigation and soon realizes: it was no ...

Defekte (1980)

Die Judenbuche (1980)

Annette von Droste-Hülshoff tells her friend Levin Schücking about her recently completed story Die Judenbuche and begins by reading from the manuscript. The protagonist of the actual story is Friedrich Mergel, whose father Hermann Mergel has a fatal acc ...

Sisters, or The Balance of Happiness (1979)

Sisters Maria and Anna live together. Maria is a most proficient executive secretary, encouraging Anna to finish her studies and start a career. Anna broods, threatens to quit university, takes pills, and keeps a diary. When Maria's relationship with Mauri ...

Heinrich (1977)

The life and struggles of the German writer Heinrich von Kleist. ...

Group Portrait with a Lady (1977)

Leni Gruyetin, a resident of Nazi Germany, lives a tumultuous life as she bears witness to the fascist regime of the Nazis. ...

Das Rentenspiel (1977)

Ein herrlicher Tag (1976)

Riedland (1976)

Thomas Bernhard: The Force of Habit (1974)

Live recording from the Salzburger Festspiele (Salzburg Festival) 1974 ...

Ermittlungen gegen Unbekannt (1974)

Fliegen und Stürzen - Porträt der Melitta Schiller-Stauffenberg (1974)

Der Fall (1972)

In this Swiss film noir a private investigator stumbles onto a case involving blackmail and an oversexed, under-aged girl. He finds the girl, and, tragically, becomes involved with her. ...