Germany during the Olympic Games summer of 1936. A boy’s life, torn between the love for his Jewish grandmother and his fancy for the Hitler Youth.

589MB | 1h 42m | 640×480 | mkv

https://nitro.download/view/AA677ABFEB1DFED/Die_Welt_in_jenem_Sommer_(1980).mkv
or
https://fikper.com/fKg6gBGQZL/Die_Welt_in_jenem_Sommer_(1980).mkv.html

Language:German
Subtitles:None

The post Ilse Hofmann – Die Welt in jenem Sommer (1980) first appeared on Cinema of the World.

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A biochemist stumbles upon a well-preserved scientific manuscript from a past century. He and his girlfriend study the document and discover a formula to produce a drug that promises immortality. One vital component, however, is missing. But when an alien gets in touch with the scientist, the solution seems close at hand: The alien offers the biochemist and his girlfriend a trip into the past to meet the man who actually wrote the manuscript. Their first travel back in time fails, but on the second attempt the two indeed manage to meet the inventor…

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Ulli Lommel’s directorial debut is a weird little gem, boosting performances of Sixties icons Eddie Constantine, Uschi Obermaier, Rainer Langhans and even Rainer Werner Fassbinder himself.
The film is highly poetic and spiritual and the images are beautiful. The brilliant soundtrack ranges from Deep Purple’s “April”, Elton John and Gregorian chants to Vivaldi!
Shot mostly in Bavaria in the winter, it takes the viewer to breath taking locations. Surreal and convincing at the same time.
A wicked document of German film history from those days when it was still possible to make film with most simple and few resources – on a ridiculous budget of about 20,000 DM…

1.27GB | 1h 16mn | 768×576 | mkv

https://nitro.download/view/32C04C120A4CCE6/Haytabo.mkv

Language:German
Subtitles:English sub/idx muxed

The post Ulli Lommel & Peter Moland – Haytabo (1971) first appeared on Cinema of the World.

The bizarre story (believe me this is unlike any western you have ever seen) centers on the title character – real name Samuel King – the bastard son and slave to the wealthy Nicholson family. The father is a sadistic son of a bitch whose favorite form of punishment for his grown-up sons is a buggy whip. In one scene Whity willingly steps in for one of his brothers and takes the beating for him.

The other members of the family keep begging Whity to kill their father (or husband whichever the case may be). Otherwise they pass the time by regularly humiliating Whity. All except for the youngest brother. He’s a bit special. He and Whity have a much more physically intimate relationship. Whity’s mother is also a family slave. She’s the cook.

Every so often Whity steals some time for himself and pays a visit to his gal at the local saloon. She’s the singing hooker with the heart of gold and she wants Whity to go East with her.

I won’t give away the ending to this one but believe me it’s suitably strange. But not in a makes-no-logical-sense-David-Lynch sort of way. It has a cohesive plot. One thing you can say about this movie – love it or hate it – is that it succeeds at being what it was trying to be.

Normally I’m not a big fan of the art for art’s sake school of moviemaking. But Fassbinder’s Whity is one example that I love. It works because the story is so far out-there, especially for a western, that it allows you to focus on the cinematic pictures while still making enough sense to hold your attention. Also it helps that Whity is such a unique hero and that Günther Kaufmann gives a great performance.

As art every shot is sublimely thought-out and executed. The camera work is fluid and dreamy with many long takes. Fassbinder’s eye for color rivals Vincente Minnelli’s. He shoots his star like he’s Cary Grant. Clearly this was a director in love with his leading man. And no wonder. Günther was hot, not to mention a truly magnetic presence in front of the camera.

Truly weird, but beautiful.

1.46GB | 1h 35mn | 860×366 | mkv
https://nitro.download/view/179E54B2AF143E3/Whity.mkv>

Language(s):English, German
Subtitles:English

The post Rainer Werner Fassbinder – Whity [+Extra] (1971) first appeared on Cinema of the World.

A successful fashion designer abandons a sado-masochistic relationship with her female assistant in favor of a love affair with a beautiful young woman.

Die.bitteren.Traenen.der.Petra.von.Kant.AKA.The.Bitter.Tears.of.Petra.von.Kant.1972.576p.BluRay.x264.AAC.2.0-dps.mkv

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Container:  	Matroska
Runtime: 	2 h 4 min
Size: 	3.98 GiB
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Codec: 	x264
Resolution: 	790x576 
Aspect ratio:  	1.372
Frame rate: 	24.000 fps
Bit rate: 	4 225 kb/s
BPP: 	0.387
Audio
#1:  	German 2.0ch AAC LC @ 229 kb/s
#2:  	English 2.0ch AAC LC @ 125 kb/s (Commentary by Diane Charleson)

https://nitro.download/view/DD1E30910BADF67/Die.bitteren.Traenen.der.Petra.von.Kant.AKA.The.Bitter.Tears.of.Petra.von.Kant.1972.576p.BluRay.x264.AAC.2.0-dps.mkv

Language(s):German
Subtitles:English

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For his feature debut, Rainer Werner Fassbinder fashioned an acerbic, unorthodox crime drama about a love triangle involving the small-time pimp Franz (Fassbinder), his prostitute girlfriend, Joanna (future Fassbinder mainstay Hanna Schygulla), and his gangster friend Bruno (Ulli Lommel). With its minimalist tableaux and catalog of New Wave and Hollywood references, this is a stylishly nihilistic cinematic statement of intent.

2.56GB | 1h 28m | 960×576 | mkv

https://nitro.download/view/44298E295715CB8/Rainer_Werner_Fassbinder_-_(1969)_Love_Is_Colder_Than_Death.mkv

Language:German
Subtitles:English

The post Rainer Werner Fassbinder – Liebe ist kälter als der Tod AKA Love Is Colder Than Death (1969) first appeared on Cinema of the World.