Ulrich Matthes Movies

An insecure drama student is given the lead role in a play by her director, but the role she is supposed to play is at odds with her real...

Feuerreiter is an elegant period drama that begins in Frankfurt in 1796. Through his friend, Baron von Sinclair, romantic and rebellious poet...

Frank Lehmann, 20, still lives with his parents in the dreary high-rise housing project "Neue Vahr" in Bremen. It's the year 1980 and Frank gets...

The secret of a mystery island called Vineta.

In a village on the Hungarian border, two young brothers grow up during war time with their cruel grandmother and must learn every trick of evil to...

Austrian farmer Franz Jägerstätter faces the threat of execution for refusing to fight for the Nazis during World War II.

Filmmaker Richard Dindo's unique documentary uses historical reenactments and speculative "interviews" of historical figures to paint a fascinating...

In the final years of World War I a retired German field medic is sent to a remote sanatorium for soldiers suffering from post-traumatic mental...

Director Claudia Muller follows the career of conceptual artist Jenny Holzer in this documentary that's as illuminating as her trademark LED...

On the outside, Martin Dreyer looks like the nice neighbor next door. He lovingly looks after his paralyzed brother and his friends have never...

A teenage girl's family falls for a cosmic cult promising salvation in a higher existence on Jupiter. As flashbacks leading deeper into the past...

"The theme of the film HIDDEN CITIES is personal urban perceptions, which we call 'the city'. The city, as a living organism, reflecting social...

From the translucent golden eggs of the Tibetan bearded vulture to those of the British guillemot with their Jackson Pollock-like splashes, German...

NARRATION analyzes the principle of storytelling not only through artistic practice, but also as a form of interpersonal communication. In six...