The Grand Budapest Hotel (
2014) | IMDb:
8.1
The Grand Budapest Hotel tells of a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars and his friendship with a young employee who becomes his trusted protégé. The story involves the theft and recovery of a priceless Renaissance painting, the battle for an enormous family fortune and the slow and then sudden upheavals that transformed Europe during the first half of the 20th century.
Starring:
Ralph Fiennes
,
F. Murray Abraham
,
Tony Revolori
,
Mathieu Amalric
,
Adrien Brody
,
Willem Dafoe
The Book Thief (
2013) | IMDb:
7.5
While subjected to the horrors of WWII Germany, young Liesel finds solace by stealing books and sharing them with others. Under the stairs in her home, a Jewish refugee is being sheltered by her adoptive parents.
Starring:
Geoffrey Rush
,
Sophie Nélisse
,
Emily Watson
,
Nico Liersch
,
Ben Schnetzer
,
Heike Makatsch
Wolfsburg (
2003) | IMDb:
7.2
Philipp Gerber is a smart, but self-satisfied car salesman. In an inattentive moment at the wheel of his car, he runs over a boy on a bike and, instead of helping him, he drives away. As he has feelings of guilt, he tries to find out more about the accident’s victim.
Starring:
Benno Fürmann
,
Nina Hoss
,
Antje Westermann
,
Astrid Meyerfeldt
,
Matthias Matschke
,
Soraya Sala
Directed by:
Christian Petzold