Michael Ballhaus

Eddie Adams bir gece kulübünde çalışan bir gençtir. Yaptığı işi bir sanat olarak gören Jack Horner adındaki porno film yönetmeni tarafından keşfedilir. Eddie ismini Dirk Diggler olarak değiştirir ve 1970'lerin son zamanlarında porno endüstrisine hızlı bir giriş yapar.

Fassbinder'in İkinci Dünya Savaşı sonrası kadınlarını işlediği trilojinin ilk filmi (diğerleri Veronika Voss ve Lola). Bu filmle Fassbinder'in ünü Almanya'da ve diğer ülkelerde daha da pekişti. Açılış sahnesinde, Müttefiklerin bombalarıyla yıkılan bir Alman kentinde, Maria ve asker nişanlısı Hermann Braun evlenmektedirler. Yeni evli asker hemen Rus cephesine gönderilir. Maria geride annesi ve kız kardeşiyle yoksulluğun içinde kalır. Kocasından haber beklemekte, her gün ondan gelebilecek haberleri öğrenmek için tren istasyonuna gitmektedir. Bir gün kocasının öldüğü haberini alır ve Amerikan askerlerine hizmet eden bir barda garson olarak çalışmaya başlar. Orada iri yarı siyah asker Bill'le tanışır ve çok az konuşabilmelerine karşın sevgili olurlar. Tam da kocasını unutmak üzereyken, aç ve hadım edilmiş Hermann çıkagelir.

Bu belgesel, eski ve dijital dönem filmlerin tarihini ve işleyişini inceliyor. Sinema sanatçılarının ve yönetmenlerinin yaratıcılıklarını dışavurmada yardımcı olan film dünyasını bu iki çağ boyunca, devrimleriyle işliyor ve günümüzdeki imkanlarını gösteriyoru. Yönetmen, sinematograf, colorist, bilim adamı, mühendis ve oyuncuların tecrübelerini, görüşlerini ve iki dönem sineması hakkındaki yorumlarını, sinemanın bugünkü hâle nasıl geldiğini ve neler getirebileceğini görüyoruz

Short documentary on the making of Francis Ford Coppola's "Dracula" (1992).

Providing behind the scenes footage of the director on set with clips from his own films, Martin Scorsese Directs depicts to riveting effect the way Scorsese brings the written story to life on the big screen. Additional interviews with the likes of Joe Pesci, Harvey Keitel, Thelma Schoonmaker, the director’s own parents, and others build a perception of Scorsese that not everybody knows.

Filmmaker Jonas Mekas follows his friend, film director Martin Scorsese, and his cast and crew, through various locations during the shooting of his film The Departed, released in 2006.

A famous poet who hasn't written a word in two years unconsciously plagiarizes the work of Stefan George, while dealing with several mistresses, his dimwitted brother, and a murder investigation.

A documentary that presents a brief yet detailed account on the making of Martin Scorsese's "GoodFellas" (1990), the successful film that redefined the mafia on the big screen. Featuring interviews with cast and crew and clips from the movie, this retrospective documentary reveals the behind-the-scenes experiences of what would turn out to be one of the greatest films ever made.

A documentary about the making of director Martin Scorsese's 1993 film adaptation of Edith Wharton's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Age of Innocence. It features a conversation between Scorsese and the star of the film, Daniel Day Lewis, as well as rare behind-the-scenes footage.

An account of the life and work of legendary cinematographer and director Carlo Di Palma (1925-2004) and an emotional journey through the great moments of cinema, from Italian neorealism to the masterpieces of Woody Allen.

A documentary about the life and work of director Rainer Werner Fassbinder.

The production of a film requires recording equipment and financial resources, if nothing else. Hellmuth Costard places these basic prerequisites at the centre of his film: using a Super 8 camera system he developed, he films himself as he tries to raise funding for his film project. This creates an unconventional experimental setup, which reveals how the economics, politics, technology, and aesthetics of filmmaking relate to each other – with the ‘great’ Godard being called up as a kind of chief witness.

An essay film in which filmmaker Rosa von Praunheim interviews "the willing victims of Rainer Werner Fassbinder."

After the death of her abusive father, lonely librarian Martha finds herself caught up in a strange, sadomasochistic relationship with a monstrous husband whom she begins to suspect may be trying to murder her.

Cameramen and women discuss the craft and art of cinematography and of the "DP" (the director of photography), illustrating their points with clips from 100 films, from Birth of a Nation to Do the Right Thing. Themes: the DP tells people where to look; changes in movies (the arrival of sound, color, and wide screens) required creative responses from DPs; and, these artisans constantly invent new equipment and try new things, with wonderful results. The narration takes us through the identifiable studio styles of the 30s, the emergence of noir, the New York look, and the impact of Europeans. Citizen Kane, The Conformist, and Gordon Willis get special attention.

Playwright Arthur Miller, director Volker Schlöndorff and actor Dustin Hoffman are seen creating the Roxbury Productions and Punch Productions teleplay Death of a Salesman (1985).

A documentary about the life of Karlheinz Böhm from his film career to his charity activities in Ethiopia.

This is not merely another film about cinema history; it is a film about the love of cinema, a journey of discovery through over a century of German film history. Ten people working in film today remember their favourite films of yesteryear.

Only the chosen few know this woman who started working as a secretary for the German Film and Television Academy (DFFB) on 13 February, 1966. The path of Helen’s career is paved with famous names – including that of Wolfgang Petersen, Holger Meins (who later became a member of the Red Army Faction) as well as directors Wolfgang Becker, Detlev Buck and Christian Petzold. All have fond memories of forgetting their troubles after having poured their hearts out over a cup of coffee in Helene’s office – for Helene was both friend and advisor to countless film students.

One of Germany's stars of cinematography, embarks on the journey through his life. The film begins in the US and Hollywood - where Ballhaus established his international fame.

Twenty-five years after the death of Holger Meins, filmmaker and former student friend of the deceased, Gerd Conradt takes an in-depth look at the helmsman of the Baader-Meinhof gang. Who was Holger Meins? What led him into the underground? What circumstances resulted in his death, a death which made him the declared symbol of the radical opposition in Germany? What remains of his legacy?

Documentary about the shooting of BOURBON STREET BLUES.

This absolutely top-notch documentary by Robert Fischer is a fascinating look back at not just the film in question, but Fassbinder's meteoric career which ended all too soon with his untimely death. Archival footage of Fassbinder is utilized (including several fascinating snippets culled from interviews he did at the disastrous Cannes premiere of Despair), as well as many others involved in the film and its release. Even if you're not a particular fan of Despair, or even in fact of Fassbinder, this is stellar documentary film making and is an intriguing look at one of the most enigmatic masters of the New German Cinema.

110 of the world's top cinematographers discuss the art of how and why films look the way they do.

Every evening at 6:45 p.m. sharp, a prominent guest takes a seat on the red sofa—and DAS! provides daily updates on what's hot in the north.

The Berliner Abendschau is the news magazine for Berlin.

American Masters is a PBS television series which produces biographies on enduring writers, musicians, visual and performing artists, dramatists, filmmakers, and others who have left an indelible impression on the cultural landscape of the United States.