Watching German movies are a great way to improve your German and get a glimpe of German history. You might have even noticed that most German movies have a lot to do with world war 2. The period from World War 2 until the time of the reunification of Germany has had a strong presence in most German movies. Take Nowhere in Africa for example where a family moves to Africa in order to escape the evil Nazi regime. Also Rosenstrasse deals with Jews married to Germans in Berlin held captive.
*Hint: Try watching German movies with the subtitles in German if you have trouble understanding.
I’ve watched the following German movies and would highly recommend them:
# Downfall (2005) Oliver Hirschgbiegel
Der Untergang
# Europa, Europa (1991) Agnieszka Holland
Hitlerjunge Salomon
# Faraway, So Close (1993) Wim Wenders
In weiter Ferne, so nah
Good-Bye Lenin! (2003) Wolfgang Becker
# Miracle of Bern, The* (2003)
Das Wunder von Bern was Germany’s 1954 soccer win.
# Mostly Martha (2001) Sandra Nettelbeck
Bella Martha/Fünf Sterne
# Nowhere in Africa (2001) Caroline Link
Nirgendwo in Afrika – Acad. Award Best Foreign Film
# Rosenstrasse (2004) Margarethe von Trotta
Rosenstraße
# Run Lola Run (1998) Tom Tykwer
Lola rennt is one of the best German films ever
# Sophie Scholl – The Last Days (2004) Marc Rothemund
Sophie Scholl – Die letzten Tage
Topic: ‘The White Rose’ (see below)
# Wings of Desire (1987) Wim Wenders
Der Himmel über Berlin
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