Jörg Hube Movies
- 2008
Franz-Xaver Kroatz stars in this wacky German fantasy comedy as Brandner Kaspar, an elderly German smith rapidly careening toward the end of his life, but in no hurry to leave. He's soon visited by Death, who attempts to whisk him off to the afterlife; instead, Brandner slips Death a few too many drinks, gets him wildly intoxicated, and convinces him to bequeath 18 more years of life as a reward for a win at a card game. When tragedy strikes Brandner, however, it stirs up some serious misgivings in the old man about the prospect of remaining on Earth for another two decades. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi
- Starring:
- Michael "Bully" Herbig, Franz-Xaver Kroetz, (more)
- 1987
In this comedy, the inhabitants of a small Bavarian factory town have fallen on hard times because the factory owners got fed up with catering to the local union. Now the factory has been sold to a group of Chinese, who plan to break up the assembly line and ship the whole thing back to China. The former shop steward and his buddy, who wants to steal one crucial item of machinery, are asked to supervise the Chinese workers' efforts. The bulk of the satire here is aimed at the stodgy Bavarians and their distrust of these strangers. Meanwhile the two sly union men begin with a low opinion of their foreign guests but gradually learn to respect them. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
- Starring:
- Jörg Hube, Hans Brenner, (more)
- 1987
An author recites from his novel about the economic conditions in Germany before the end of World War II in this boring drama. As the man reads, another actor performs to the spoken words. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi
- Starring:
- Christian Doermer, Jörg Hube, (more)
- 1984
In this standard, stereotypical, youth-oriented film, Mona (Claudia Demarmels) has just received the awful news that she has to move out of her apartment because her landlady plans on turning it over to her son -- and so the impossible quest for an affordable place begins. As Mona goes from door to door looking for her ideal new home, she encounters one adventure after another -- and unconsciously or not, seems headed toward a knight in shining armor and another good apartment all in one package. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
- Starring:
- August Zirner, Rolf Zacher, (more)
Unlike other feature-length versions of European TV miniseries, Heimat loses nothing in its translation to the big screen. It was 15 1/2 hours on TV, and remained 15 1/2 hours in theatres! Produced for German television over a 5-year period, Heimat details the turbulent years between 1919 and 1982 through the eyes of the citizens of a small, fictional German village. The central character is Marita Breuer, who matures from a fresh-faced teen to a wrinkled, grim-visaged survivor of the best and the worst life has to offer. The final sequences, far removed from such traumatic collective experiences as the inflation of 1923 and the war of the 1940s, tend to be more sentimental than the earlier passages, but are no less masterfully handled by director Edgar Reitz. Also worth noting is cinematographer Gernot Roll's creative use of color, often switching between hues and monochrome within a scene for dramatic impact. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Marita Breuer, Dieter Schaad, (more)
- 1984
Man under Suspicion begins at a German political assembly reduced to chaos by neo-fascist activists. Someone has to defend the principal instigator in court, and that responsibility falls on the shoulders of Maximillian Schell. Probing into his client's background, Schell uncovers some uncomfortable truths as to how so ostensibly unpopular a movement as fascism can fester in an "enlightened" Germany. Though slow going until the climactic scenes, Man under Suspicion is disturbing, provocative entertainment, with Maximillian Schell's mature performance an interesting contrast to his firebrand defense attorney in 1961's Judgment at Nuremberg. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Maximilian Schell, Lena Stolze, (more)
- 1977
Two healthy and likeable young teens enjoy their first love together, though they are from differing social classes. Anschi is a middle-class girl, who has taken a factory job for the summer. Michael is a boy she meets at the factory, an apprentice machinist. When she goes on vacation, he follows, and a happy youthful romance ensues. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
- Starring:
- Jörg Hube
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