Michael Ballhaus Movies

Short documentary on the making of Francis Ford Coppola's "Dracula" (1992).

Berlin, 1930, during the rise of Nazism. Hermann Hermann, a Russian emigrant and chocolate manufacturer, married to the capricious Lydia, loses his...

Corinna witnesses how three guys chase and shoot a man in front of her lonesome house. As only witness, they force her to come with them and care for...

An antique bed relates passionate stories about various people who have made love on it throughout the decades of the 20th century. Said folks...

A commissioned work for a television series on WDR, A House for Us. FROM THE FAMILY OF REPTILES and THE ISLAND are a complete program in two...

A documentary that presents a brief yet detailed account on the making of Martin Scorsese's "GoodFellas" (1990), the successful film that redefined...

Blue, a yet-to-be discovered painter, is left by his longtime girlfriend because she considers him too immature for a lasting relationship. Eli,...

The production of a film requires recording equipment and financial resources, if nothing else. Hellmuth Costard places these basic prerequisites at...

In 1930s New York, a group of bored wealthy women convene in social situations and converse about their husbands and/or lovers.

A documentary about the life of Karlheinz Böhm from his film career to his charity activities in Ethiopia.

In 1930s New York, Morris Bober runs a grocery store that barely keeps his head above water. When his store is robbed one day and the few takings...

A student of chinese languages tries to find a wife.

One of Germany's stars of cinematography, embarks on the journey through his life. The film begins in the US and Hollywood - where Ballhaus...

An essay film in which filmmaker Rosa von Praunheim interviews "the willing victims of Rainer Werner Fassbinder."

The lackluster and plodding Bolweiser has the (mis)fortune to be married to the town’s siren; his trusting nature leads him into serious...

A documentary about the life and work of director Rainer Werner Fassbinder.

About the making of "Der amerikanische Soldat/The American Soldier" in 1970.

Ruby Dennis is an middle-aged man with an unfulfilled ambition as a singer. As he begins to pursue that ambition, his family falls apart.