Enno Patalas

Osterspaziergang

Enno Patalas, Peter Schamoni

Peter Lühr

A film by Enno Patalas and Peter Schamoni

Der Platzanweiser

Hans W. Geißendörfer, Klaus Kirschner

The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser

Werner Herzog

Bruno S., Walter Ladengast

The film follows Kaspar Hauser (Bruno S.), who lived the first seventeen years of his life chained in a tiny cellar with only a toy horse to occupy his time, devoid of all human contact except for a man who wears a black overcoat and top hat who feeds him.

...Geist und ein wenig Glück

Ulrich Schamoni

Alexander Kluge, Enno Patalas

Documentary about the current state of German cinema. Produced for German television.

Metropolis refundada

Sebastián Yablón, Laura Tusi

Enno Patalas, Fernando Martín Peña

Argentinian film historians find a complete print of Fritz Lang's “Metropolis” (1927) at Buenos Aires Film Museum and take it to Germany for its restoration.

Dem Panzerkreuzer Potemkin auf der Spur

Artem Demenok

Hanns Zischler, Enno Patalas

"Tracing Battleship Potemkin" goes on to detail the extensive number of shots long lost from constant authorized and unauthorized re-cuts in the last 80 years, and how many of those shots have been returned. Indeed, the film is all the more powerful and lyrical with a number of key scenes (especially the famed "Odessa steps" sequence) filled out and shaded with emotional nuance.

Der Fall Metropolis

Enno Patalas

Enno Patalas

A documentary about Fritz Langs "Metropolis" by Enno Patalas.

Ernst Lubitsch in Berlin - Von der Schönhauser Allee nach Hollywood

Robert Fischer

Nicola Lubitsch, Michael Hanisch

Featuring interviews with daughter Nicola Lubitsch, film historians Enno Patalas and Jan-Christopher Horak and filmmaker Tom Tykwer (among others), Ernst Lubitsch in Berlin documents the life of the legendary filmmaker from his birth in 1892 to his departure for Hollywood in 1923. The documentary is sprinkled with excerpts from Lubitsch's rarely-seen early work (both as actor and director) and offers fascinating insights into the German film industry in the silent era.

Der Havarist

Wolf-Eckart Bühler

Burkhard Driest, Rüdiger Vogler

Three actors portray scenes from the life of Sterling Hayden, with a particular focus on his appearance before the House Un-American Activities Committee. Inspired by Hayden’s memoir “Wanderer.”

Menschen im Espresso

Herbert Vesely

Enno Patalas, Herbert Vesely

Vesely’s study on changing urbanity claims that "the Espresso has a democratic touch." Italy has expanded into Munich and instead of beer hall cellars, there are Cappuccinos, ice creams and tables in the open.