1. Heart of Glass (Herz aus Glas)
A small Bavarian village is renowned for its "Ruby Glass" glass blowing works. When the foreman of the works dies suddenly without revealing the secret of the Ruby Glass, the town slides into a deep depression, and the owner of the glassworks becomes obssessed with the lost secret.
It has an average vote of 6.509 on TMDB.
2. Special Day
Emily is a quiet girl who comes from an unusual family. On the night of her 18th birthday, they gather together to reveal an important secret to her. It’s a secret that will shape the rest of her life…
It has an average vote of 6.357 on TMDB.
3. Girotondo, giro intorno al mondo (Girotondo, giro intorno al mondo)
Angelo is an orphan who grew up with a nomad woman. He reacts to his pain over the death of his best friend for overdose, thanks to the encounter with Serena. She survives being a prostitute, but she has not lost hope. Angelo moves along an axis of characters in a desolate and poetic day without end.
It has an average vote of 6.2 on TMDB.
4. Visions of Light
Cameramen and women discuss the craft and art of cinematography and of the "DP" , illustrating their points with clips from 100 films, from Birth of a Nation to Do the Right Thing. Themes: the DP tells people where to look; changes in movies required creative responses from DPs; and, these artisans constantly invent new equipment and try new things, with wonderful results. The narration takes us through the identifiable studio styles of the 30s, the emergence of noir, the New York look, and the impact of Europeans. Citizen Kane, The Conformist, and Gordon Willis get special attention.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
5. PVC-1 (PVC-1)
Based on the true story of a woman who is turned into a human time bomb in a bizarre act of terrorism.
It has an average vote of 6.4 on TMDB.
6. The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner (Die große Ekstase des Bildschnitzers Steiner)
A study of the psychology of a champion ski-flyer, whose full-time occupation is carpentry.
It has an average vote of 7.1 on TMDB.
7. La Soufrière: Waiting for an Inevitable Catastrophe (La Soufrière: Warten auf eine unausweichliche Katastrophe)
Werner Herzog takes a film crew to the island of Guadeloupe when he hears that the volcano on the island is going to erupt. Everyone has left, except for one old man who refuses to leave.
It has an average vote of 7.3 on TMDB.
8. The Man in the Iron Mask
The story of Louis XIV of France and his attempts to keep his identical twin brother Philippe imprisoned away from sight and knowledge of the public, and Philippe's rescue by the aging Musketeers, led by D'Artagnan.
It has an average vote of 6.167 on TMDB.
9. Fata Morgana (Fata Morgana)
Shot under extreme conditions and inspired by Mayan creation theory, the film contemplates the illusion of reality and the possibility of capturing for the camera something which is not there. It is about the mirages of nature—and the nature of mirage.
It has an average vote of 6.649 on TMDB.
10. In a Year with 13 Moons (In einem Jahr mit 13 Monden)
Elvira Weishaupt, once a burly working-class butcher, has made an enormous sacrifice for love. She has undergone a sex change for a romantic interest who has abandoned her, and she now must struggle to reconcile her past life with her present identity.
It has an average vote of 6.7 on TMDB.
11. Mrs Brown
When Queen Victoria's husband Prince Albert dies, she finds solace in her trusted servant, Mr. John Brown. But their relationship also brings scandal and turmoil to the monarchy.
It has an average vote of 6.718 on TMDB.
12. Vitalina Varela (Vitalina Varela)
A Cape Verdean woman navigates her way through Lisbon, following the scanty physical traces her deceased husband left behind and discovering his secret, illicit life.
It has an average vote of 6.8 on TMDB.
13. Shampoo
George Roundy is a Beverly Hills hairstylist whose uncontrolled libido stands between him and his ambitions. He wants the security of a relationship. He wants to be a hairdressing "star" and open his own salon. But the fact that he beds down with the wife, daughter and mistress of a potential backer doesn't help. It also does little for his relationship with his current girlfriend.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
14. Stavisky... (Stavisky...)
Irresistible charm and talent helps Serge Alexandre alias Stavisky, small-time swindler, to make friends with even most influential members of French industrial and political elite during the early 30s. But nothing lasts forever and when his great scam involving hundreds millions of francs gets exposed result is an unprecedented scandal that almost caused a civil war.
It has an average vote of 6.175 on TMDB.
15. The Comfort of Strangers
An Italian diplomat's son follows and seduces English lovers in Venice.
It has an average vote of 5.8 on TMDB.
16. Even Dwarfs Started Small (Auch Zwerge haben klein angefangen)
The inhabitants of an institution in a remote country rebel against their keepers. Their acts of rebellion are by turns humorous, boring and alarming. An allegory on the problematic nature of fully liberating the human spirit, as both commendable and disturbing elements of our nature come forward. The film shows how justifiable revolt may be empowering, but may also turn to chaos and depravity. The allegory is developed in part by the fact that the film is cast entirely with dwarfs
It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.
17. Flickering Lights (Blinkende lygter)
Four small gangsters from Copenhagen trick a gangster boss: they take over 4,000,000 kroner which they were supposed to bring him. Trying to escape to Barcelona they are forced to stop in the countryside, in an old, wrecked house, hiding there for several weeks. Slowly, one after another, they realize, that they would like to stay there, start a new life.
It has an average vote of 7.23 on TMDB.
18. Stroszek (Stroszek)
Bruno Stroszek is released from prison and warned to stop drinking. He has few skills and fewer expectations: with a glockenspiel and an accordion, he ekes out a living as a street musician. He befriends Eva, a prostitute down on her luck and they join his neighbor, Scheitz, an elderly eccentric, when he leaves Germany to live in Wisconsin.
It has an average vote of 7.374 on TMDB.
19. Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
An aging, reclusive Southern belle plagued by a horrifying family secret descends into madness after the arrival of a lost relative.
It has an average vote of 7.2 on TMDB.
20. The White Ribbon (Das weiße Band - Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte)
An aged tailor recalls his life as the schoolteacher of a small village in Northern Germany that was struck by a series of strange events in the year leading up to WWI.
It has an average vote of 7.5 on TMDB.