Peter Fitz

Ein Sommer in Paris (2011)

Clara and her boyfriend break up their relationship in Paris. She stays a few days in the city, where he meets a man who offers her work. But, unexpectedly, love again knocking on her door. ...

Der Kardinal (2011)

The semi-documentary film contains fictional scenes as well as archive footage of the life and work of the Archbishop of Vienna, Cardinal Franz König (1905–2004). ...

Bis an die Grenze (2009)

Berlin couple Eva and Peter are planning a trip to Bavaria with their children to visit Eva's parents. But there is trouble brewing behind the idyllic family façade. Father-in-law Anton and Peter can't smell each other, and the relationship between Eva an ...

Der Tiger oder Was Frauen lieben! (2009)

Franz, editor-in-chief of a large publishing house and no stranger to sadness himself, learns shortly before his wife Simone's death that she has been cheating on him. Stunned by this infidelity, he doggedly sets out in search of his rival. At Simone's fun ...

Silent Resident (2008)

At some point in the not-so-distant future, an unnamed European city has evolved into a bizarre dystopian metropolis, whose residents inhabit towering utopian high-rises and work, collectively, in a single compound. ...

Das Glück am Horizont (2008)

Maja Vogt, a young management consultant, has just separated from her husband and is fully committed to her career. The assignment to save an ailing company from bankruptcy comes at just the right time. But the son of the company boss, of all people, is mo ...

Meine Mutter, mein Bruder und ich! (2008)

In Munich, the Armenian Areg dreams of studying cinema with his German girlfriend Lilly. Until her widowed mother fell seriously ill with diabetes. Areg and her little brother Garnik have to take care of her. ...

Die Blüten der Sehnsucht (2007)

Dr. Anna Stelzer is a separated woman who decides to change of scenery when his son Mark diseased heart. Both end up spending their vacation in Summerhill, a heavenly place in Malaysia. There they meet the owner of one of the largest tea plantations in the ...

Fragment (2007)

In the closed world of a Catholic monastery shortly after World War II the post-war insecurity exacerbates the walls. A new world order has arrived. The monastic life begins to break down as some of the monks start to morally decline. ...

Heimweh nach drüben (2007)

This TV movie focuses on an average East German citizen, who accidentally becomes a Cold War victim. Shortly before his wedding day, East German Stephan Busemann goes to West Germany to attend his brother Hubert's fiftieth birthday. At the same time, his s ...

Prater (2007)

Vienna's Prater is an amusement park and a desire machine. No mechanical invention, no novel idea or sensational innovation could escape incorporation into the Prater. The diverse story-telling in Ulrike Ottinger's film "Prater" transforms this place of se ...

Mörderische Erpressung (2006)

Möhnstedt is a paradise for parking offenders and speeders - village policeman Klaus Burck turns a blind eye to such offenses. Much to the astonishment of his new colleague Eva Mann, who has just graduated from police school and doesn't understand such le ...

Utta Danella - Eine Liebe im September (2006)

Brecht - Die Kunst zu leben (2006)

He wanted to revolutionize theater practice and at the same time social awareness: Today Brecht, who was born in Augsburg in 1898 and died in East Berlin in 1956, is one of the most important playwrights of the 20th century. ...

Die Braut von der Tankstelle (2005)

Felix from Hamburg comes into possession of a run-down gas station in the middle of the north German provinces through a dubious barter. But that's not all: right across the street, the young Weda also runs a petrol pump business and is of course not very ...

Die Konferenz (2005)

After Victor, 19 years old, is accused of raping a 17-year-old girl, his teachers -under the direction of principal Cornelia Cordes- have to decide whether he should be suspended or not. The discussion of these nine persons shows the contrasts in human cha ...

Waves (2005)

Adapted from Eduard von Keyserling's 1911 novel of the same title, Waves depicts both the lives and loves of an aristocratic German family during a summer holiday on the Baltic coast of what is now Lithuania, as well as the twilight of a social order and i ...

Laura's Star (2004)

Laura sees a shooting star falling to earth and finds it in a park, down on the floor and with a broken point. The star is a living being, and Laura takes her home to reattach its point with a band-aid. The little star has special powers and can make peopl ...

Twelve Chairs (2004)

...Her son-in-law, Ippolit Matwejewitch Worobjaninow, is a former nobleman and a dandy who is currently wasting away as a small town magistrate in charge of civil marriages. He eagerly takes up the quest to find the treasure. Meanwhile, over the years, the ...

Soundless (2004)

Viktor, a methodical hit man, probably on his last job, has no plan for his retirement. He does not kill Nina, a woman sleeping beside his latest mark; then he follows her and rescues her from an attempted suicide. Nina is attracted to him, but also wants ...

Liebe zartbitter (2003)

After the dashing Bavarian Lena Mayerhofer catches her future husband having a fling with her bridesmaid, she flees to Berlin to take over her Aunt Käthe's long-established bakery. Her gay friend Donald is there to give her advice and support. ...

September (2003)

Couples and families in the days after September 11, 2001. All relationships become complictaed, but only one of the four nested stories surrounding a German who condemns the attack, and her husband, a Muslim who advocates it, offers approximate a discussi ...

Hamlet_X (2003)

A great mosaic, a labyrinth of scenes, dialogue splinters, interviews, portraits of people surrounding Hamlet and wanting to be part of his story. ...

Die Liebe kommt als Untermieter (2003)

Trenck - Zwei Herzen gegen die Krone (2003)

Prussian general's son Friedrich, Freiherr (German baron) von der Trenck, is an unruly student whose countless affairs make him enemies, but he wins every duel. Frederic II the Great recruits him for his personal bodyguard. During his cadet training under ...

Der Seerosenteich (2003)

A young woman is torn between the love of her life and her second passion, fashion. In the first part, we get to know Isabelle, who grows up in the Trakenbergs' house, a highly respected fashion entrepreneur. She has known Jon, the love of her life, since ...

Planet der Kannibalen (2001)

A television reporter searches for alien life forms and gets entangeled in a web of intrigue. ...

Werckmeister Harmonies (2001)

A naive young man witnesses an escalation of violence in his small hometown following the arrival of a mysterious circus attraction. ...

Ich schenk dir meinen Mann 2 (2001)

Deutschlandspiel (2000)

Dunckel (1999)

Three young men kill two policemen after a chaotic bank raid; a problem which forces the trio to make a desperate escape across the border to Poland. ...

Die Mörderin (1999)

23 (1998)

The movie's plot is based on the true story of a group of young computer hackers from Hannover, Germany. In the late 1980s the orphaned Karl Koch invests his heritage in a flat and a home computer. At first he dials up to bulletin boards to discuss conspir ...

Liebling, vergiß die Socken nicht! (1998)

After 15 years of family hustle and bustle with her husband Max and their two children, Ally has had enough. She decides to finally realize herself and takes a job at a TV station where Max also works as a presenter of a show. Ally quickly becomes a talent ...

Black Sun (1998)

A historical analysis of how groups such as the Nazi's may use language, symbols, and religious connotation in order to come to power. It raises questions that deserve in depth analysis and consideration. Questions include: Where do legends expand our thin ...

Gehetzt – Der Tod im Sucher (1998)

Blutige Scheidung (1997)

Null Risiko und reich (1997)

Up-and-coming writer Junghans leads a rather dull life. ...

Geisterjäger John Sinclair : Die Dämonenhochzeit (1997)

Three girls summon a demon. John Sinclair, a British investigator for supernatural phenomena, travels to Germany to meet Kerstin who is the only girl left. But the demon wants to sacrifice her in the old cathedral of Cologne. ...

14 Days to Life (1997)

Konrad von Seidlitz is a young yuppie lawyer currently celebrating his engagement with Cornelia, daughter of minister of justice Volkerts. As a public relations gag, he hasn't paid his parking fines for two years and now insists on being sentenced to jail ...

Conversation with the Beast (1997)

An American historian (Mr Webster) comes to Berlin to visit an old man who claims to be the real Adolf Hitler and to be 103 years old. The Hitler who died in 1945, the old man says, was just one of his six doubles - one for each weekday - while Hitler hims ...

Champagner und Kamillentee (1997)

Babuschka (1996)

Beim nächsten Kuß knall ich ihn nieder (1996)

Reinhold Schünzel is one of the most sought-after actors and directors of cinema of the Weimar Republic. When the National Socialists come to power in 1933, he just releases his legendary gender comedy "Viktor and Victoria". Despite his Jewish faith, Schà ...

Tote sterben niemals aus (1996)

Suspicion of Guilt (1996)

Die Grube (1995)

Flirt (1995)

The same situation is played out in different cities (New York, Berlin and Tokyo). A lover has to choose whether to commit to a partner who is returning home. In each case there are other people involved, an ex-partner and someone else in a "permanent" rel ...

Zu treuen Händen (1995)

The satirical film is about the liquidation of a sewing machine combine by the Treuhandanstalt (THA) in the town of Altenburg in Thuringia. The company is ailing. The (corrupt) officer in charge at the THA wants to close the company and give the property t ...

Hass im Kopf (1994)

A right-wing radical, who is not quite aware that he is one, goes around with his buddies beating people up and taking part in scene events. Things look bad at home. His mother is in the hospital because her husband beat her up. The drunken father has long ...

The Knickerbocker Gang: The Talking Grave (1994)

What are the Knickerbocker Band doing at midnight in the cemetery? Is a spirit really speaking form the sinister grave? Why does Melissa, daughter of the dead sorcerer, receive threats? Has it all to do with the mysterious legacy of the magician? ...

Ich und Christine (1993)

In a traffic accident, the funky young radio presenter Christine meets Bruno, a concrete mixer driver thirty years her senior. They are taken with his simple, direct manner and a relationship develops between them that throws Christine's previous life plan ...

The Denunciation (1993)

By 1941, Adolf Hitler had taken personal command of the German military apparatus. His initial successes made this seem like a good idea at the time, but by 1944, after an unparalleled series of military defeats that Hitler refused even to acknowledge, a g ...

Everything's a Lie (1992)

Erich Kasulke and Rudolf Portmann are comedian stars of the former GDR. When the Wall falls, so does their success. Portmann becomes a successful businessman, while Kasulke tries to continue working on the comedy circuit - without success. When his wife al ...

Wer hat Angst vor Rot, Gelb, Blau? (1991)

Berlin painter Banuscher has been rather moderately successful so far. He has only been able to keep his head above water thanks to the financial support of his girlfriend Francis. She then organizes his first exhibition, which is finally a success. Instea ...

All Out (1991)

Angelo and two of his buddies set out to rob a Swiss bank, and from the start things don't go well. The man driving the getaway car packed up and left before anyone could connect him with the crime, and Angelo's other partner got shot and killed. The best ...

Gesucht wird Ricki Forster (1991)

Dr. M (1990)

In the not-too-distant future Berlin is shocked by a series of spectacular suicides; a policeman's investigations lead him to a beautiful, enigmatic woman and the revelation of a sinister plot to manipulate the population through mass hypnosis. ...

Wilhelm Tell (1990)

Claus Peymann's production of Schiller's play about oppression, rebellion and human rights is less a flaming political appeal than a subtle exploration of human behavior in a social conflict. ...

The Case of Mr. Spalt (1988)

The filmmaker René Perraudin made five comedic short films with Otto Sander in the leading role and knits them into a feature film. ...

Chimären - Fiktion und Wirklichkeit (1988)

Kampf der Tiger 2 (1988)

Au Revoir les Enfants (1987)

Au revoir les enfants tells a heartbreaking story of friendship and devastating loss concerning two boys living in Nazi-occupied France. At a provincial Catholic boarding school, the precocious youths enjoy true camaraderie—until a secret is revealed. Ba ...

Dragon Chow (1987)

Shezad is a Pakistani refugee seeking his fortune in Hamburg. At night, he sells roses in pubs. During the day, he is looking for a job. He starts working as a dishwasher and soup cook in a Chinese restaurant. Xiao, the waiter, and Shezad dream of opening ...

Betrogene Liebe (1986)

Geblendeter Augenblick - Anton Weberns Tod (1986)

The Wannsee Conference (1984)

A real time recreation of the 1942 Wannsee Conference, in which leading SS and Nazi Party officals gathered to discuss the "Final Solution to the Jewish Question". Led by SS-General Reinhard Heydrich, the Wannsee Conference was the starting point for the J ...

Wundkanal (1984)

An old man is kidnapped. His interrogation uncovers the biography of a mass murderer: The 80 years old man was a SS leader and responsible for the killing of thousands of people in the Soviet Union. He also "invented" an evil technique of eliminating polit ...

Der Mord mit der Schere (1984)

The Oppermanns (1983)

History of a Jewish family, the Oppermanns, in Berlin at the end of 1932, after Hitler has become the leader of Germany's strongest political party. ...

Der Auslöser (1982)

Faust (1982)

Der Mann im Pyjama (1981)

A man just wants to buy some cigarettes - but when he hurries out onto the street in his pyjamas to buy a pack from the vending machine, a chain of coincidences leads to the most adventurous night of his life. On his odyssey through Berlin at night, he wit ...

Who's Going Crazy Here, Doctor? (1981)

Patient No. 7, a man who has been wrongly committed to a psychiatric hospital for years, escapes and embarks on a chaotic journey through the outside world. Disguised as a painter, he causes uproar with his innocent yet eccentric behavior, disrupting the l ...

Wer den Schaden hat.. (1981)

Der Mond scheint auf Kylenamoe (1980)

Trilogie des Wiedersehens (1979)

Between Two Wars (1978)

A film about the time of the blast furnaces – 1917–1933 – about the development of an industry, about perfect machinery which had to run itself to the point of its own destruction. ...

Heinrich (1977)

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

The Brothers (1977)

Sex, violence, and family secrets in the German countryside. ...

Die Bakchen (1974)

Austrian flmed staged production of Euripedes' The Bacchae, portraying a conflict between the deity Dionysus, son of Zeus, and his cousin Pentheus, ruler of Thebes ...

Lohn und Liebe (1974)

Prinz Friedrich von Homburg (1973)

Der Held (1972)

Flick-Flack (1971)

Stückgut (1970)

Mike Blaubart (1967)

Bluthochzeit (1962)

Ein Fingerhut voll Mut (1960)

Zwei oder drei Ehen (1954)