Thomas Mauch Movies

The clownish security chief of a West German business is obsessed with protecting his factory from fancied and real breaches, especially from groups...

A drama that strings together vignettes of events taken from everyday newspaper headlines. Germans are shown in their reactions to World War II,...

In her essay film, Eva Hiller illustrates the nightly infrastructure of a large city, using Frankfurt am Main and Berlin as examples. Just as pet...

Early documentary by Edgar Reitz.

Poetic documentary about the deconstruction of a railroad track in South Germany.

In 1966, German film critic Theodor Kotulla — who would go on to become one of the New German Cinema's most uncompromising filmmakers —...

A short montage about rhythm, movement, and speed.

A city (Hamburg) is afflicted by a series of slaps in the face. Pia Frankenberg’s short film proves that cinema can strike back!