Being Julia (2004)
Rumpy-pumpy and Pimms in Thirties theatre-land.
Colonel Redl (1985)
An ambitious young army officer rises to the top of the military, but politics and blackmail make his world come crashing down.
Dear Emma, Sweet Böbe (1992)
Story of two teachers after the fall of Communism.
Mephisto (1981)
A provincial actor's rise to fame and glory within the protective patronage of Nazi Germany before the war.
Sunshine (1999)
Sobering and powerful film that follows three generations in upper-class Jews amid the early 20th Century.
Taking Sides (2001)
An American Major interrogates the conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic in 1945.
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Collective power We look ahead at the programme of this year's Folk Film Gathering

Writing hidden messages Arnaud Desplechin on guilt, melodrama, feeling haunted, and Two Pianos

Clever crafting with Idiots Chris Barfoot on his six-camera set up and three-day shoot of his debut feature

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