New German Cinema is a period in German cinema which lasted from 1962 to 1982, in which a new generation of directors emerged who, working with low budgets, and influenced by the French New Wave, gained notice by producing a number of "small" motion pictures that caught the attention of art house audiences. These filmmakers included Harun Farocki, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Werner Herzog, Alexander Kluge, Ulli Lommel, Wolfgang Petersen, Volker Schlöndorff, Helma Sanders-Brahms, Werner Schroeter, Hans-Jürgen Syberberg, Margarethe von Trotta and Wim Wenders. As a result of the attention they garnered, they were able to create better-financed productions which were backed by the big US studios. However, most of these larger films were commercial failures and the movement was heavily dependent on subsidies. By 1977, 80% of a budget for a typical German film was ensured by a subsidy.
Autumn Sonata is a 1978 drama film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman, and starring Ingrid Bergman, Liv Ullmann and Lena Nyman. Its plot follows a celebrated classical pianist and her neglected daughter who meet for the first time in years, and chronicles their painful discussions of how they have hurt one another.
Benjamin Franklin Wedekind was a German playwright. His work, which often criticizes bourgeois attitudes, is considered to anticipate expressionism and was influential in the development of epic theatre.
Heinrich Wilhelm "Heinz" Rühmann was a German film actor who appeared in over 100 films between 1926 and 1993. He is one of the most famous and popular German actors of the 20th century, and is considered a German film legend. Rühmann is best known for playing the part of a comic ordinary citizen in film comedies such as Three from the Filling Station and The Punch Bowl. During his later years, he was also a respected character actor in films such as The Captain from Köpenick and It Happened in Broad Daylight. His only English-speaking movie was Ship of Fools in 1964.
Klaus Doldinger is a German saxophonist known for his work in jazz and as a film music composer. He was the recipient of 1997's Bavarian Film Awards.
Marius Müller-Westernhagen is a German actor and musician.
Katharina Thalbach is a German actress and stage director.
Ulrich Tukur is a German actor and musician.
Betrayal is a 1983 British drama film adaptation of Harold Pinter's 1978 play of the same name. With a semi-autobiographical screenplay by Pinter, the film was produced by Sam Spiegel and directed by David Jones. It was critically well received. Distributed by 20th Century Fox International Classics (USA), it was first screened in movie theaters in New York in February 1983.
Rosalie Helga Lina Zech, known as Rosel Zech, was a German theater and film actress, especially with the "Autorenkino" movement, which began in the 1970s.
Elisabeth Trissenaar is an Austrian actress, who lives in Berlin.
Fack ju Göhte is a 2013 German comedy film directed by Bora Dağtekin and starring Elyas M'Barek and Karoline Herfurth, while upcoming actors Max von der Groeben and Jella Haase appear in supporting roles. The film was produced by Rat Pack Filmproduktion in coproduction with Constantin Film.
{{Infobox film | name = Gods of the Plague | image = Gods of the Plague film poster.jpg | caption = Theatrical release poster | director = Rainer Werner Fassbinder | writer = Rainer Werner Fassbinder | producer = Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Michael Fengler
Peer Raben | cinematography = Dietrich Lohmann | editing = Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Thea Eymèsz | music = Peer Raben | studio = Antiteater-X-Film GmbH | distributor = Basis-Film-Verleih GmbH | released = 4 April 1970 | runtime = 92 minutes | country = [[Cinema of Germany|West Germany]] | language = German | budget = DM 180,000 }} Gods of the Plague is a 1970 West German black-and-white drama film directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder.
Nikolaus Paryla is an Austrian actor and stage director.
Werner Nekes was a German experimental film director, and a collector of historical optical objects.
Brigitte Streubel is a German former photo-model, sometime actress and author. She is, in particular, known for her membership of Der Harem - described variously as a "virtual commune" or a "self-discovery group" - around Rainer Langhans.
Silvia Reize (1948–2012) was a Swiss television and film actress.
