Michael Ballhaus Movies

The intertwined lives of people of both Polish and German extraction who live on the pre-World War II border between the two countries are explored...

A retrospective look at the making of "World on a Wire".

Documentary about the shooting of BOURBON STREET BLUES.

This is not merely another film about cinema history; it is a film about the love of cinema, a journey of discovery through over a century of German...

A documentary about the life and work of director Rainer Werner Fassbinder.

A small carnival is in dire financial straits. Their show is attracting fewer and fewer paying customers, as their "attractions" are ageing, out of...

The bandoneon player Daniel and the boxer Toni arrive independently from each other in a provincial town in Latin America where they are booked to...

A documentary about the life of Karlheinz Böhm from his film career to his charity activities in Ethiopia.

The western film that was filmed in Bavaria is located in the Montana Mountains. At the end of the 19th century, an Indian Boy called Tschetan meets...

Two life stories. That of Malou, a French woman, married to a German Jew, a refugee stranded in South America: a picture of the pre-war generation...

Anywhere in the world, 20 years from now. Underground. Watch out for the signs...

An adaptation of Tennessee Williams' "The Lady Larkspur Lotion" created by Douglas Sirk with the assistance of his film students and Rainer Werner...

The burial of an old woman leads to several complications among family and friends.

By accompanying 20 very different individuals in today's Berlin, cinematographer Michael Ballhaus and filmmaker Ciro Cappellari sketch a portrait of...