Ein Engel namens Schmitt 1964

In 1950s Germany, tyrannical boss Gerlach spares affection for his secretary Tommy, until Tommy is misdiagnosed with a fatal illness. Believing he’ll die, Tommy blossoms, wins the boss’s daughter Gaby’s love, and is named junior partner. When the truth surfaces, Tommy and Gaby - and Gerlach and the guilty nurse - find unexpected happiness.

Der vielgeliebte Herr Brotonneau 1968

Cinema and Death 1988 ( 6.4)

“Why does cinema need death, when it can’t show it?” The filmmaker’s monologue and the discourse of images meet

Flight North 1986 ( 3.5)

Johanna has fled Nazi Germany to visit a friend in Finland, and from there she continues on to her friend's family's estate. Once at the estate, Johanna passionately argues with her friend's pro-Nazi brother and at the same time, falls for the second, good-looking brother who shares her own anti-fascist feelings. The two are soon engaged in an active sexual relationship that continues as they travel north to an Arctic port.

How Merrily I Shall Laugh: Danièle Huillet and Jean-Marie Straub on Their Film Class Relations 1984 ( 6.5)

Filmmaker Manfred Blank (director of the excellent Pharos of Chaos) interviews Danièle Huillet and Jean-Marie Straub at some length about their then-current production, Klassenverhältnisse (Class Relations), in which he, himself, performed as an actor.