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British agent James Bond goes undercover to pursue the villainous Ernst Stavro Blofeld, who is planning to hold the world to ransom.

The Fantastic Four learn that they aren't the only super-powered beings in the universe when they square off against the powerful Silver Surfer and the planet-eating Galactus.

The Brinkmann family of doctors run the Black Forest Clinic in West Germany.

"Ende der Schonzeit," set in 1942, tells the story of Fritz and Emma, who are hiding Jewish refugee Albert at their remote farm in the Black Forest. Since his marriage with Emma has remained childless, Fritz uses this opportunity to suggest an unorthodox deal: He asks Albert to sleep with his wife and conceive a child on his behalf. Against the background of war and escape an unpredictable drama of jealousy and sexuality unfolds that turns offenders into victims and vice versa.

Robert and Elena are twins entangled in a tale of puberty, philosophy and sexuality.

In the nineteenth century, seventeen year old Effi Briest is married to the older Baron von Instetten and moves into a house, that she believes has a ghost, in a small isolated Baltic town. She soon bears a daughter, Annie, and hires the lapsed Catholic Roswitha to look after her. Effi is lonely when her husband is away on business, so she spends time riding and walking along the shore with Major Crampas. Instetten is promoted to Ministerial Councillor and the family moves to Berlin, where Effi enjoys the social life. Six years later, the Baron is given letters from Crampas to Effi that convince him that they had an affair. He feels obliged to challenge Crampas to a duel and banish Effi from the house.

MAKING NOISE QUIETLY is a delicate, witty and poetic triptych of stories that paint a human picture of the subtly devastating effects of war.

Lisa, a black punk, lives with her gang in a construction trailer on an occupied lot. The friends are united in the fight against the bourgeoisie, capitalism and the power of the state. Behind the others' backs, she accepts a job offer.

The dramatic story of the Anabaptist movement and two of its first leaders, Michael and Margaretha Sattler.

The family saga set in Germany's Black Forest region, centers around the life of Hermann and Johanna Faller and their three adult children, Karl, Bernhard, and Kati.

Heinz Erhardt wanders through the Black Forest as a photographer for a magazine. On the train he meets a young girl who from now on does not leave his side.

In 1929, music teacher Paul Leinert receives an unexpected letter from his old friend Otto Schiffmann, a young and talented composer who has moved away from Berlin after a failed marriage. The letter is an invitation for Paul to come and visit Otto in his forest cabin - and to get to know his new work, a long-awaited symphony. Taking along his wife Anna as well as his colleague Willi, the three find the cabin, but Otto is nowhere to be seen. As they go looking for him the next day, Paul notices something odd about the song of the local birds...

As Felicitas' life is turned upside down she doesn't know if her nightmares are taking over or if something bigger is trying to control her - and the only way to find out the truth is her best friend Natascha who is locked up in an asylum.

The painter Hans Hauser falls head over heels in love with the "Black Forest girl" Bärbele Riederle. He travels to her home village and soon the two realize that they are made for each other.

Levi is a Jewish man living alone in a small village in Germany in the mid-1930's. He does a good business buying and selling, he courts the farmer's daughter, and he chats with his pet rabbit during his long road trips. But then there's a cave-in at a nearby railroad tunnel, and this brings the railroad engineer and workers and bureaucrats from Nazi Berlin. Suddenly things get difficult, and not just for Levi.

A poor and lonely coal seller trades his heart to a demon of the forest, hoping to improve his condition. It won't be long before the consequences of his actions catch up to him.

Nazi propaganda film about Polish crimes against germans before WWII.

After a burn-out Karl spends time in his home region, the Black Forest. His car gets lost and is picked up by penniless magician Amadori who enjoys posing as wealthy entrepreneur Karl while Karl reunites with the love of his youth, Liesl.

A trip around the world with her husband Georg, seeing the North Cape and Tierra del Fuego, that was Helene's great dream during the decades of her family phase. After Georg's retirement, the time had finally come. But after his unexpected death, the trip falls flat, instead Helene inherits a loan-financed, disused railway station and not much else. Helene is sad and angry at the same time, that's not how she imagined the new beginning in her life. Her two friends Rosina and Luise try to comfort and build her up, but struggle with their own changes. Rosina is still living in her career as a musical star in the USA, bookseller Luise in her cocoon of books and theories. But the stages are no longer queuing at Rosina and Luise has been given notice of the apartment. So it seems like a good idea to move into the station together, at least temporarily. The former railroad worker Arthur, who has the right to live in the station for life, cannot prevent the spontaneous flat share, although he does his best to drive the three women away. A newbeginning? For Helene at least a chance to evade the demands of her slightly chaotic daughter Corinna. As a single parent and, in contrast to Helene, she is extremely adventurous, Corinna expects her mother to provide both financial support and care for her daughter Lilly. Helene tries to refuse. But the practiced behavior doesn't really let go of all three: Helene still tends to give up all her plans as soon as someone makes her feel guilty, and Luise remains fascinated by dying. Rosina, on the other hand, works on her father in the old people's home, who, even decades later, still despises her for her career choice and holds Luise as a role model. Nevertheless, in small steps, the three of them manage to draw strength and lightness for the resistance of life from their coexistence in the old train station.

Dr. Benjamin Brinkmann, houseman/intern in the "Schwarzwaldklinik" (Black Forest Clinic/Hospital), experiences by his wife, Dr. Sophie Brinkmann, from the rumor that the clinic/hospital was sold. After he sees, how the personnel is concerned because of the rumor, Benjamin goes to his superior, Prof. Köhler. By him he experiences that the clinic/hospital was actually sold to a private investor, Karl Seeberg, who wants to close the clinic/hospital and make from it a senior home. Benjamin also informs his half brother, in the meantime Prof. Dr. Udo Brinkmann, about the problem. Udo sees the only chance in convincing Karl Seeberg that the hospital is on a long-term basis more profitable. Former auxiliary Michael "Mischa" Burgmann can help with Udo former "Oberschwester" (senior nursing officer/ head nurse) Hildegard Vogt, after she suffered a lumbago. So Mischa may live with Hildegard, while his daughter is in the near in a rehabilitation clinic/hospital, but he must take over the garden work for Hildegard. Sophie Brinkmann gives a contact announcement up for her father, Herbert Schwarz, on which Hildegard gives an answer promptly. As the new owner of the "Schwarzwaldklinik" (Black Forest Clinic/Hospital) hurts heavily with a traffic accident, Benjamin and Udo can save his life. Udo drives Sophie for ridding. On the equestrian farm he becomes acquainted with Amelie Haug, which sits since a riding accident in the wheelchair. Udo will repeatedly visit Amelie. Karl Seeberg awakes from the unconsciousness and he offers Benjamin and Udo from gratitude to convince him up to his reorganization in order not to close the hospital, but only under two conditions: A new administrative manager must be employed and Udo must become leading doctor in the "Schwarzwaldklinik" (Black Forest Clinic/Hospital). Whereupon Udo asks his father, former leading doctor Prof. em. Dr. Klaus Brinkmann, whether he is to accept this position. Prof. Klaus Brinkmann affirms and is proud of his son. Herbert Schwarz helps Udo in the search for a new lodging. The new administrative directress Dr. Anna Peters reduces everywhere the costs of the clinic/hospital, which releases displeasure with the personnel. Sophie makes herself the largest reproaches, after Mrs. Bieler dies at the birth of her daughter and Mr. Bieler refuses seeing his daughter. How will the final decision of Karl Seeberg for the "Schwarzwaldklinik" (Black Forest Clinic/Hospital) fail? Can Udo and Benjamin Brinkmann save the life's work of their common father? Anyhow Amelie will be able to move her legs, Herbert finds Hildegard and with Sophie the situation improves, because Mr. Bieler is now overjoyed of his daughter.

In this tale based on a Brothers Grimm story, Prince Alfred searches for an enchanted castle that holds a magic fountain whose waters can cure his seriously ill father, the king. His two evil brothers are determined to stop him so they can have the kingdom for themselves when their father dies. A magic dwarf hears of Prince Alfred's plight and sets out to help him.

An elderly choir master loves his young housekeeper, but steps aside so that a student from the young generation can marry her instead.

Finn ist 26, hat aber den Intellekt und das Gemüt eines neunjährigen Jungen. Als sein Vater unerwartet stirbt, stellen sich für Finn viele neue, herausfordernde Fragen: Was soll er ohne Papa tun? Finn vermisst seinen Vater so sehr, dass er ihm am liebsten in den Himmel folgen möchte. Schon sehr bald nach der Beerdigung ist Finn der felsenfesten Überzeugung, dass auch sein Tod kurz bevorsteht, denn er stellt bei sich die gleichen Symptome fest, die auch sein Vater hatte. Und Finn weiß auch schon, wann er sterben wird. Sowohl sein Vater als auch sein Großvater sind an ihrem Geburtstag gestorben, also wird auch er an seinem Geburtstag sterben. Und der ist in sechs Wochen.