Raphaela Film

Ekchart Schmidt examines the machinery behind the dream factory; the Hollywood myth is unmasked. How does the studio industry work? What role does marketing and the hype surrounding the stars play?

Documentary about the director Budd Boetticher.

Documentary about the 2004 movie 'Der Untergang' aka. 'Downfall'

Documentary about Hollywood.

A documentary about director Budd Boetticher.

TV review of a litany of Hollywood impropriety.

Documentary about Ray Bradbury

Documentary about Federico Fellini

Budd Boetticher talks about the Ranown Cycle, a collection of low-budget westerns of the late 1950s.

Peter Kraus talks about his career.

Aspiring actors and actresses talk about making it in Hollywood and how they perceive this world. Casting directors and filmmakers also share their perspectives.

Documentary about the American actress Jane Russell.

Female fans are flocking to pop star Nik's feet. But when he announces that he is madly in love with Sarah and wants to marry her, there is an outcry from his fans. In view of Nik's popularity rating, the record company fears a slump in sales. So they stage a "meet your star" contest in which three ladies want to do everything they can to get the superstar away from Sarah. Can Nik remain faithful...?

Documentary about the Mulholland Drive in Los Angeles.

A parade of well-known actors and directors from Germany

Starting out as e-mail pen pals, Daniel and Laura soon fall in love. Only problem is that she lives in Germany and he lives in Los Angeles. When they finally arrange to meet in person, they discover that there is no chemistry between them.

Six young men are disturbed by their girlfriends while looking for adventures in Munich after their discharge from the Bundeswehr.

Documentary about Hollywood.

Daniel and Clara are on a vacation in Italy. In the form of the mysterious "Sandman" Coppola, a figure from Daniel's childhood, returns to haunt him, while he succumbs to an obsessive love with an enigmatic woman of strange beauty: Olympia, who might be far more than she first appears to be...