The Personal History of David Copperfield

Großbritannien 2019 | Drama, Comedy, Literary Film Adaptations | Armando Iannucci | 6

Armando Iannucci tones the melodrama down and turns the comedy up in his lively new adaptation of the semi-autobiographical classic without losing Dickens‘ social-revolutionary message on the way.

The Death of Stalin

Großbritannien/Frankreich 2017 | Black Comedy, Historical Film, Satire | Armando Iannucci | 12

Armando Iannucci turns the political scramble surrounding the leadership after Stalin‘s death into a hilarious satire.

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society | USA 2018 | Drama, Historical Film, Romance Films | Mike Newell | 6

The letters of pig breeder Dawsey have lured Juliet to Guernsey where she uncovers the secret of the “Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society“. A historical romance.

Misbehaviour

Misbehaviour | Großbritannien 2020 | Comedy, Drama | Philippa Lowthorpe | oA

The Miss World beauty contest in 1970 is hosted by comedian Bob Hope and transmitted from London to the entire world. The newly founded “Women‘s Liberation Movement“ decides to protest against the sexism of the event.

Red Joan

Red Joan | Großbritannien 2018 | Drama, Thriller | Trevor Nunn | 6

85-year old Joan Stanley (Judi Dench) enjoys retirement in a peaceful London suburb when the MI5 knocks on her door. It turns out, the old lady used to work as a spy for Russia. Based on the real life story of Melita Norwood.

A Boy Called Christmas

A Boy Called Christmas | Großbritannien/ Tschechische Republik 2021 | Fantasy, Family Film, Christmas Film | Gil Kenan | 6

The Lost King

Großbritannien 2022 | Drama, Comedy | Stephen Frears

Stephen Frears directs the true story of how Richard III‘s body was found under a parking lot in Leicester in 2012 due to the dogged research of hobby archeologist Philippa Langley (Sally Hawkins).

Memory Games

Deutschland/USA/Schweden 2018 | Documentary | Janet Tobias, Claus Wehlisch | oA

MEMORY GAMES depicts four memory athletes as they prepare for the world championship in Indonesia. Their secret is the “memory palace,“ a method that connects the stored information to visual and emotional stimuli.

One Life

Großbritannien 2023 | Drama, Historical Film, Biography | James Hawes

A biopic about British Nicholas Winton (Sir Anthony Hopkins), who helped evacuate hundreds of Jewish children, thereby saving them from the Nazis.