From one moment to the next, actress Lucie is a knight, sword in hand, donned in armor and setting off on quixotic quests.
Roi Soleil
2018
1h.2min
16+
The last hour of the French monarch Louis XIV as a gallery performance.
Story of My Death
2012
2h.30min
16+
Together with his new servant, Casanova embarks on a journey to the Carpathians, to Dracula.
Honour of the Knights
2006
1h.47min
16+
Albert Serra distills the philosophical and spiritual core of Miguel de Cervantes' classic tale.
Montrak
2017
2h.1min
16 FSK
After the dark prince MONTRAK (Sönke Möhring - Inglourious Basterds) vanished centuries ago, his henchmen are once again descending upon the land.
Liberté
2019
2h.2min
18
An erotic nirvana somewhere between Potsdam and Berlin shortly before the French Revolution in 1774.
A Violent Desire for Joy
2018
1h.15min
16+
When revolutionary troops arrive at their remote mountain monastery, the young monk Gabriel is forced to choose between his duty and his freedom.
Mir nach, Canaillen
1964
1h.48min
12 FSK
A wild story set in 18th century Prussia: by chance, dare devil Alexander arrives at the court of Augustus the Strong.
Heart of Stone
1950
1h.44min
0 FSK
Lavish adaptation of Wilhelm Hauff′s fairy tale: Young charburner Peter Munk dreams of joining the upper class.
The Tinder Box
1959
1h.19min
0 FSK
The film adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's original is one of the most successful DEFA fairy tale films.
King Thrushbeard
1965
1h.9min
0 FSK
A fairy-tale about the beautiful but very haughty princess Roswitha who cruelly mocks each of her suitors and is forced by the king to marry a beggar.
Trail of the Falcon
1968
1h.53min
6 FSK
1875: Gold is found in the Black Hills. Gold miners, adventurers and profiteers flock to the land that was contractually guaranteed to the Dakota Indians. ...
Snow White
1961
1h.0min
0 FSK
Hated by her jealous and bloodthirsty stepmother, Snow White flees a murder attempt and seeks shelter in the woods with seven kindly dwarfs.
The Blue Light
1976
1h.17min
0 FSK
DEFA studio's Iris Gusner explores a Brothers Grimm fairy tale.
Reunion in Travers
1989
1h.41min
16 FSK
During the French Revolution, in the village of Travers ensconced in neutral Switzerland, Prussian aesthete Herman Beyer is on the verge of divorcing wife ...
Snow-White and Rose-Red
1979
1h.10min
0 FSK
Ever since the mountain goblin "Moldy Beard" terrorized the mining valley, people have been abandoning the area. It is only Snow White and Rose Red who ...
Blue Bird
1979
1h.32min
6 FSK
North America 1756: English and French are engaged in a war involving the Native Americans and also the family of the settler John Ruster.
A Long Way to School
1982
1h.20min
6 FSK
In this self-deprecating parody of the “DEFA Indian films”, Gojko Mitić caricatures himself in his signature role.
Aus dem Leben eines Taugenichts
1973
1h.31min
6 FSK
Screen adaptation of Eichendorff's famous novella.
The Sons of Great Bear
1966
1h.28min
12 FSK
In the first DEFA western, Gojko Mitić plays the war chief Tokei-itho.
The Singing Ringing Tree
1957
1h.11min
0 FSK
A brave prince must seek the fabled singing, ringing tree in order to win the heart of a beautiful princess.
