W.I.M. Over Time

2026-03-11 – 2026-10-18

THE BEAUTIFUL DAYS OF ARANJUEZ (3D) (3D)

2026-08-06 @ 22:30

A gorgeous summer day. A garden. A veranda covered in greenery. A woman and a man are sitting at a garden table, surrounded by trees through which a gentle breeze blows from time to time. Paris lies in the vast plain in the distance. A conversation between the woman and the man—a back-and-forth of questions and answers. They discuss experiences in love, childhood, memories, the essence of summer, and what distinguishes men from women—the female perspective and the male perception. Looking out at the terrace, the woman, and the man, we see the writer inside the house behind them, who is currently imagining this dialogue and typing it out on his typewriter. Or is it the other way around? Are the two of them telling him what he then simply has to put down on paper: a final, long dialogue between a man and a woman?

THE LAST WHALE SINGER

2026-08-07 @ 16:30

95 min. | Animation, Comedy Germany/Czech Republic/Canada 2025. Dir.: Reza Memari. Animated film. 95 min. DCP. German. Recommended for ages 8 and up. Film series: Children’s Cinema. Vincent, a young humpback whale, doesn’t believe that his singing can protect the creatures of the sea from danger, as his ancestors did. But when, ten years after his parents’ death, the monstrous Leviathan breaks free from its icy prison, he sets out on a great journey with his friend Walter, a cleaner fish, to fulfill his destiny. Rich in spiritual themes, this animated film uses magically vibrant colors to tell a story of coming of age in the midst of a natural world threatened by humans.

A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT

2026-08-07 @ 20:00

Under the care of their father, a Presbyterian minister, brothers Norman and Paul grow up in the unspoiled wilderness of Montana in the 1930s. After several years, Norman returns home during a break from his studies. However, he is still unable to show his father his feelings. It is only while fishing that the family truly feels close. Young Paul, in particular, suffers from this situation. He turns to alcohol and gets caught in a vicious cycle.

BY CHANCE, BALTHAZAR

2026-08-08 @ 20:00

A young donkey is named Balthasar by two children, Marie and Jacques. For years, Balthasar endures every kind of torment as a silent creature. After serving as a pack donkey, a circus attraction, and an heir beaten by a criminal, he is eventually used by smugglers in Gérard’s gang. Marie also suffers, allowing herself to be abused by her new lover, Gérard. While Marie lies naked in a hut, raped by Gérard’s gang, Balthasar dies in the midst of a flock of sheep after being shot by the border patrol.

THE HORSE WHISPERER

2026-08-08 @ 22:00

A deserted desert. A horse gallops majestically up a small hill. Time seems to stand still in this monochrome black-and-white world. As the dream fades, the view opens up to reveal a 14-year-old girl. Calmly, Grace gets ready for her hobby—horseback riding—which plays such a central role in her life. Outside, she meets up with her best friend, Judith. The two talk about a boy they both think is cute and then saddle their horses. They ride across wide fields into the woods, through which a road also runs. Soon after, Judith loses control of her horse, gets her foot caught in the stirrup, and slides down a slope leading to the road. Grace wants to help her friend, but the situation escalates when a truck appears on the road. Grace is struck by the truck, and her horse Pilgrim, whom she was trying to save, somersaults.

PINA - DANCE, DANCE, OR WE'RE LOST (3D)

2026-08-09 @ 20:00

Director: Wim Wenders | Cast: Ales Cucek, Anna Wehsarg, Pina Bausch, Regina Advento, Malou Airoudo, Ruth Amarante | 106 min. | Documentary: *Pina – Dance, Dance, or We Are Lost* Germany/France 2011. Dir.: Wim Wenders. Documentary. 106 min. DCP. 3D Film Series: Wim Wenders Wim Wenders had long wanted to make a film about the choreographer Pina Bausch, but it wasn’t until 2008 that he was able to begin preliminary work; together with the protagonist, he selected the pieces for the film: “Café Müller,” “Le Sacre du Printemps,” “Vollmond,” and “Kontakthof.” After the choreographer’s death in the summer of 2009, Wim Wenders did not abandon his project but instead revised his concept. He filmed PINA with the ensemble of the Tanztheater Wuppertal on stage and throughout the city of Wuppertal…

SNEAKERS

2026-08-09 @ 22:30

These days, if you want to be a successful burglar, you have to offer more than just a stocking mask and a gun held at the victim’s head. The “Sneakers” prove this very impressively with the help of state-of-the-art computer technology. The crew led by boss Martin Bishop is hired by large companies to carry out break-ins in order to test security systems for vulnerabilities. All completely legal, of course. That changes, however, when two counterintelligence agents force the Sneakers to obtain the secret decryption program SETEC for them. An adventure of unimaginable proportions, because SETEC turns out to be a powerful weapon capable of threatening world peace—and one that a lot of people are desperately interested in...

DOWNHILL RACER

2026-08-11 @ 20:00

This fast-paced sports film shows Robert Redford in a completely new light: as a downhill skier on the U.S. national team who rises from mediocrity to become the star of his team. A grueling training regimen and a passionate romance are the most important moments for David on his journey to the Olympics, for which he hopes to qualify. Even when his coach, Eugene Claire, becomes dissatisfied with him and his relationship begins to falter, David doesn’t give up—because he wants “Olympic gold.”

THE CHASE

2026-08-11 @ 22:30

Most residents of a small Texas town consider Sheriff Calder to be a puppet of the oil tycoon Rogers. When the local villain Bubba Reeves breaks out of prison, it’s not just Rogers’ son—who is having an affair with the escapee’s wife—who is worried: A whole host of residents fear Reeves and would rather see him dead than alive. But that is exactly what Sheriff Calder has set out to do: He wants to protect Reeves—and in doing so, risks a confrontation with the lynch mob and Rogers.

RESERVATION FOR A TERZA VISIONE SEASON TICKET

2026-08-12 @ 19:00

58 min. | Special Event To reserve a season pass for all 18 films at the Terza Visione Festival in August 2026, please purchase a free ticket via "Buy Ticket." In the next step, under “Price Category,” please select whether you’d like Wednesday–Sunday for 108 euros, Thursday–Sunday for 96 euros, or Friday–Sunday for 77 euros (please note: unless you actively change it, the default setting is “Thu–Sun”)! This free “reservation ticket” can only be redeemed for the festival pass at the DFF box office starting at 3:00 p.m. on August 12 and paid for on-site in cash or with a debit card. Unfortunately, for technical reasons, it is not possible to purchase the festival pass directly online. ...

A SUMMER TO DIE FOR

2026-08-12 @ 20:30

A young man kills the criminals who murdered his father twenty years ago, but fails to kill the last victim—whose daughter he falls in love with.

JOAN LUI – BUT ONE DAY I'LL ARRIVE IN TOWN ON MONDAY

2026-08-12 @ 23:00

An elaborately staged musical spectacle in the style of "Jesus Christ Superstar," starring Adriano Celentano, about an unknown singer's rise to rock stardom and his role as a missionary proclaiming salvation against the evil spirit of the world. With well-executed punchlines, the film addresses themes and trends of the 1980s.

I TRE VOLTI

2026-08-13 @ 15:00

A feature film in three episodes: “The Audition”: Soraya at the auditions and screen tests for her first film—a diva with all the typical airs and graces of a star, hounded by the press. "The End of a Great Love": She leaves her husband and child to enjoy herself with an artist. "The Perfect Lover": When she spurns a professional lover, he fears for his reputation...

DECAMERON No. 2 – THE OTHER TALES OF BOCCACCIO

2026-08-13 @ 18:00

Director: Mino Guerrini | 98 min. *Decamerone – Adventures of Lust* Italy 1972. Dir.: Mino Guerrini. Cast: Claudia Bianchi, Enzo Pulcrano, Mario Brega, Mariangela Giordano. 98 min. 35mm. German-language introduction: Arthur Pokorny Film series: Terza Visione In a dreamlike limbo, nearly motionless figures gather around a huge campfire reminiscent of the flames of purgatory. Six of them tell stories of lust and deception, in which they are the actors of their own lives. DECAMERON N° 2 - LE ALTRE NOVELLE DEL BOCCACCIO is one of the earliest Decamerotici and is also among the films stylistically closest to Pasolini’s IL DECAMERON (1971), yet the screenwriter and director also use the material to pursue their own interests. Thus, Russo chooses…

LOS AMIGOS

2026-08-13 @ 22:00

The president of the Independent Republic of Texas hires Erastus, who is deaf and mute, and Juanito, a womanizer, to restore public order in the country. Their mission is to track down the conspirator Morton, who is seeking power in the country. But since Juanito would rather be courting the beautiful Susie, he simply forgets his actual mission. Erastus must now continue to uphold law and order on his own for the time being. Yet in the final showdown, his old friend is back by his side...

TERROR! THE CASTLE OF THE CURSED WOMEN

2026-08-14 @ 00:30

The mad Count Frankenstein is holding a primitive man captive in his castle, into whose body he is implanting a new brain

IL BESTIONE

2026-08-14 @ 14:30

Trucker Sandro gets a new partner: Young Nino doesn’t suit him at all—he thinks Nino is a rookie. It’s only after the two of them have weathered a few adventures and women that they finally come together as a team. When Nino gets ripped off by some Dutch truckers, he swears revenge, but it takes a while before their paths “cross” again...

QUEEN OF NIENDORF

2026-08-14 @ 16:30

Director: Joya Thome | Cast: Lisa Moell, Mex Schlüpfer, Denny Motitz Sonnenschein, Salim Fazzani, Elias Sebastian | 67 min. | Children’s film, Germany, 2017. Dir.: Joya Thome. 67 min. DCP. Recommended for ages 10 and up. Film series: Children’s Cinema. Ten-year-old Lea spends her summer vacation in her village in Brandenburg without her friends. She wants to join a group of boys, but to do so, she must pass several tests of courage. With an almost documentary-like perspective, this independently produced film follows its unconventional protagonist as she lets the summer carry her along. In this way, it tells the story of the everyday adventures of adolescents and shows how one can grow up at one’s own pace.

MACISTE, THE STRONGEST MAN IN THE WORLD

2026-08-14 @ 18:00

Maciste witnesses the escapees from a village being slaughtered by evil mole people. He finds the remaining villagers mostly dead as well and resolves to avenge them. In doing so, he frees the slave Bango from the underground people’s captivity and, together with him, allows himself to be taken into the underground realm of the mole people, where countless slaves are forced to mine diamonds for the Queen of Power...

SHE FELL FOR THE KILLER

2026-08-14 @ 22:00

Horrible things are happening at Contessa Christina Cuomo’s fashion salon: Several models are brutally stabbed by a masked killer. Inspector Sylvester of the Rome Police Department launches an investigation, but is left in the dark as the killer strikes again and again. Little by little, it becomes clear that at the center of the murders is the diary of one of the models, in which all the scandals and dark machinations within the Contessa’s household are recorded...

HARD CAR – UNBRIDLED DESIRE FOR PLEASURE

2026-08-15 @ 00:30

A young woman accidentally witnesses the murder of a stranger in her lover’s office. From that moment on, she is on the run, pursued by an SUV whose occupants are out to kill her. Desperate to escape her fate, the woman finds herself in a world of humiliation and fear. After being raped, she takes her fate into her own hands—the hunted becomes the hunter!

DIO, YOU'RE TRULY AN ETERNAL FATHER!

2026-08-15 @ 15:30

A merciless gang war is raging between the two rival gangs led by Frankie Diomede and Annunziata, claiming the lives of numerous underworld figures. Frankie’s confidant, Joe, meets with a mastermind behind his bitter enemy and sells out to Annunziata’s gang. Frankie, who has a keen nose for traitors, returns to Italy from the U.S. to personally take care of the matter...

THE TREE WITH PINK LEAVES

2026-08-15 @ 18:00

Director: Armando Nannuzzi | 97 min. The Tree with the Pink Leaves Italy 1974. Dir.: Armando Nannuzzi. Cast: Renato Cestiè, Renato Giacomelli, John Richardson, Carmen Scarpitta, Angela Goodwin. 97 min. 35mm. Original Version with German Subtitles Introduction: André Malberg Film Series: Terza Visione Eleven-year-old Marco desperately seeks closeness with his father, who is increasingly absent from family life. Only his school friend Sandro, nicknamed “Walross,” provides a distraction with his cheeky pranks. When Marco finds out that his parents are about to separate, his world comes crashing down… The so-called “lacrima movies” often dealt with the price children pay for their parents’ self-realization, yet their undisputed star, Renato Cestiè, rarely seemed more…

LAUGHTERS OF JOY

2026-08-15 @ 22:00

Director: Mario Monicelli | 106 min. *Thief by Passion* Italy 1960. Dir.: Mario Monicelli. Starring: Totò, Anna Magnani, Ben Gazzarra, Fred Clark, Edy Vessel. 106 min. 35mm. German-language version with introduction by Christoph Draxtra. Film series: Terza Visione. It is not good for man to be alone on New Year’s Eve. At least, that’s how Tortorella—an unlucky extra who’s been stood up by her friends—sees it, along with her aging fellow actor Umberto, who scrapes by with petty scams, and the gentleman con artist Lello, who senses the big heist is coming that very night. As an unlikely trio united by common purpose, they make the rounds from party to party in Rome. Hardly any director has ever captured the liminal state of the New Year’s Eve transition as masterfully as Mario Monicelli; with rare elegance, his film balances between comedy and melancholy.…

THE OTHER HELL

2026-08-16 @ 00:30

A monastery is plagued by a series of horrific murders. A priest is summoned to investigate the matter internally and drive out any evil spirits. At first, everything appears to be the work of a psychopath. However, strange signs, black masses, and dazed nuns point to forces beyond human control.

LA PREDA

2026-08-16 @ 14:45

Director: Domenico Paolella | 99 min. *The Spoils* Italy/Colombia 1974. Dir.: Domenico Paolella. Cast: Zeudi Araya, Renzo Montagnani, Franco Gasparri, Micheline Presle. 99 min. 35mm. Original version with German subtitles Introduction: Christoph Draxtra Film series: Terza Visione Nagaina wants to leave. Away from her impoverished small town, away from predatory fishermen and laborers, away from humiliation and exploitation. All her hope rests on Bessie, an American woman for whom she works as a housemaid, and on Bessie’s husband Daniel, whose mistress she is. What she doesn’t know: Daniel has long since gambled away Bessie’s fortune and is trying to pull off a shady deal that will help him escape as well… After more than 30 years as a film journalist, propagandist, and…

THE INEVITABLE ONES

2026-08-16 @ 18:30

95 min. Relentless Love Italy/France 1950. Dir.: Camillo Mastrocinque, Roberto Savarese. Cast: Rossano Brazzi, Charles Vanel, Claudine Dupuis, Milly Vitale, Eduardo Ciannelli. 95 min. 35mm. DF Film Series: Terza Visione In Sicily, a feud simmers between the hardworking farmer Diego Costa and the devious estate manager Luparello. It spans generations: When Costa’s son and Luparello’s daughter fall in love, they must rely on the wise Don Salvatore to prevent a bloodbath. The Mafia, Your Friend and Helper: The first Italian Mafia films portrayed the Cosa Nostra as a genuinely honorable organization that fosters local solidarity. As he did a year earlier in Pietro Germi’s *IL NOME DELLA LEGGE*, Charles Vanel plays the “capofamiglia” here…

ONE AFTER ANOTHER

2026-08-16 @ 22:00

An Italian erotic thriller from 1969 directed by Lucio Fulci, who later went down in European film history as the master of zombie films.

CALIFORNIA

2026-08-17 @ 00:30

At the end of the Civil War, a Union soldier is released from prison and travels with a fellow prisoner to Missouri, where his traveling companion is shot and hanged for horse theft. California decides to take his dead companion’s belongings to his family’s ranch, where he falls in love with his friend’s sister. But then the ghosts of the war return in an unexpected way and haunt him once again.

I KNEW HER WELL

2026-08-18 @ 20:00

Adriana is a girl from the countryside who moves to the big city of Rome and dreams of a career in film. She meets all kinds of men, all of whom fall in love with her, and from whom she hopes to get the support she needs to make her dream come true...

JULES AND JIM

2026-08-18 @ 22:30

Paris at the turn of the century: Two friends, Jules, a German, and Jim, a Frenchman, fall in love with the fun-loving Catherine. She chooses Jules and retreats with him to the Black Forest. After World War I, Jim, who still loves Catherine, visits the couple. Catherine, now the mother of a daughter and bored with her life with Jules, begins an affair with Jim, but it satisfies her no more than her relationships with other men. Right in front of Jules, she finally drives a car—with Jim sitting next to her—into a river...

QUIZ SHOW

2026-08-19 @ 22:30

In the 1950s, young lawyer Dick Goodwin uncovers a massive media scandal: things aren't as they seem on the popular game show. At the center of it all is the successful contestant Charles Van Doren, who isn't always able to answer all the questions himself.

THE ELECTRIC HORSEMAN

2026-08-21 @ 20:00

In this moving and romantic adventure story, Robert Redford plays a former cowboy champion who has fallen on hard times and is now a breakfast cereal salesman—a role that requires him to wear a suit with flashing lights. Jane Fonda plays an elegant media personality and television news reporter who will stop at nothing to get a good story. When he rides out of a Las Vegas casino into the desert on his sponsor’s living mascot—a racehorse worth many millions of dollars—she is determined to find out why. With her investigations, she’s always one step ahead of the police pursuit team. But by the time they finally meet high in the mountains of Utah, she has already fallen in love with the cowboy and his convictions.

ZARDOZ

2026-08-21 @ 22:30

The year is 2292. Earth consists of two parts: a perfect utopia called Utopia, where the intellectual elite live in artificial immortality, and the desolate Outlands, where slaves are kept in barbaric conditions and people hunt one another. It is their duty to ensure that the Immortals’ food supply is secured. Violence reigns in the Outlands, and the only authority is the voice of Zardoz, the god created by the Immortals. The warrior Zed manages to penetrate the strictly guarded realm of the Vortex, where he is regarded by the inhabitants with curiosity, revulsion, and amazement…

MY FRIEND, THE GIRAFFE

2026-08-23 @ 17:00

What child wouldn’t want a talking giraffe as their best friend? Little Dominik is lucky enough to grow up next to the zoo and share his birthday with Raff, the talking giraffe. That’s one of the main reasons the two are as close as can be. But when the boy starts school, their animal friendship begins to show its first cracks. After all, Raff is clearly not allowed to accompany Dominik through his school days. For the two of them, this is a challenge they’ll overcome with plenty of charm, new friends, and empathy…

WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT

2026-08-23 @ 22:30

Roger Rabbit, one of Toontown’s biggest stars, is wanted: He’s accused of murdering Marvin Acme because Acme allegedly had an affair with Roger’s wife, Jessica. Judge Doom wants to throw him into his infamous “soup,” the only thing that can kill a Toon. Roger can think of nothing else to do but ask for help from none other than the down-and-out private detective Eddie Valliant, whose brother was killed by a toon. Ever since then, Valliant has hated all cartoon characters, but he eventually lets himself be persuaded to take on this case.

SIX-WEEK OFFICE

2026-08-25 @ 22:15

As the world goes into lockdown in the wake of the COVID pandemic, Lore must come to terms with a painful loss: her mother has died. Back in the small town of Erkelenz in North Rhine-Westphalia, she struggles against entrenched family structures and crippling bureaucracy. Above all, she must find a way to come to terms with her mother’s death and say goodbye to her.

THE DAY THE RAIN CAME

2026-08-26 @ 20:00

Werner Maurer is the boss of the Panther Gang, which has committed a multitude of crimes—some of them gruesome—in western Berlin. He wants to make one last big score! The gang members’ pockets are full, but this final, decisive heist is still set to take place. But Robert has a new girlfriend, the beautiful Inge! He doesn’t want to be part of it anymore; he wants to lead a normal life with Inge. Werner wants all the gang members to be involved in this final heist. Robert refuses and “snitches” on the gang to the police!

BECOMING ANIMAL

2026-08-26 @ 22:30

Directed by Emma Davie, Peter Mettler | 78 min. Switzerland/United Kingdom/Canada 2018. Dir.: Emma Davie, Peter Mettler. Documentary. 78 min. DCP. Original version with German subtitles. With an introduction by the Multispecies Movie Club. On a journey through the Teton Range in the United States, directors Emma Davie and Peter Mettler engage in a series of philosophical conversations with ecological theorist David Abram. Accompanied by impressive audiovisual depth, this essay film opens up a discussion about the connection between humans, animals, and the landscape.

ALL IS LOST

2026-08-27 @ 22:30

In the middle of the Indian Ocean, a man is suddenly jolted awake. His twelve-meter-long sailing yacht has collided with a shipping container drifting in the open sea. As a result, his navigation equipment and radio fail, and he drifts right into the middle of a violent storm. At the last minute, the man manages to make a makeshift repair to the hole in his boat. Thanks to his seafaring intuition and experience, he narrowly survives the storm. Practically unable to maneuver, the man drifts on the open sea. His last hope is to be carried by the current into one of the major shipping lanes. Under the relentlessly scorching sun, the otherwise self-assured and experienced sailor is confronted with his own mortality and fights a desperate battle for survival.

THE AMERICAN FRIEND

2026-08-28 @ 22:00

Picture framer and restorer Jonathan Zimmerman suffers from a dangerous blood disorder. The unscrupulous American art dealer Tom Riple learns of this and, on a whim, tells the crook Minot about Jonathan. Minot offers to carry out a murder for the terminally ill man. In return, he’ll be paid handsomely, so he can leave something behind for his wife and child.

THE GOALKEEPER'S FEAR DURING A PENALTY KICK

2026-08-30 @ 22:00

Goalkeeper Josef Bloch insults the referee during a soccer game and is sent off the field. He stays in Vienna, stays at a hotel, wanders aimlessly through the city, and goes to the movies. Bloch spends the night with the movie theater cashier, whom he strangles the next morning. He takes the bus to Burgenland, gets into a fight with some farmhands at a tavern, tries in vain to rekindle a relationship with his former lover, and follows the police manhunt in the newspaper. Bloch attends a soccer game; the goalkeeper is playing. Bloch smiles.

THE TREASURE HUNT IN THE BLAUMEISENTAL D, ages 0 and up

2026-09-04 @ 16:30

Director: Antoine Lanciaux | 77 min. | Animation, France/Belgium, 2026. Dir.: Antoine Lanciaux. Animated film. 77 min. DCP. German version. Recommended for ages 7 and up. Film Series: Children’s Cinema. Nine-year-old Lucie spends her vacation with her mother, Caro, who is leading an archaeological dig in her hometown. There, an old family secret awaits Lucie. Together with her new friend Yann, the cheeky goose Zerbinette, and two chatty blue tits, Lucie sets out on a journey of discovery. A charming stop-motion film created with loving attention to detail.