Percy Adlon

Percy Adlon

June 1, 1935 · 91 years old

Paul Rudolf Parsifal "Percy" Adlon was a German director, screenwriter, and producer. He is best known for his film Bagdad Cafe. He is associated with the New German Cinema movement, and is known for his strong female characters and surrealist tendencies.

Known For

10 titles
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Bagdad Cafe

Bagdad Cafe

1987 · 1h 35m · Movie

A lonely German woman ends up in the most desolate motel on Earth and decides to make it brighter.

7.4
2
Rosalie Goes Shopping

Rosalie Goes Shopping

1989 · 1h 34m · Movie

A kind but thieving shopaholic tries to turn her mistakes around, but does so by becoming a skilled computer hacker, something that could only get her into more trouble despite her goal to impress her beloved family.

5.8
3
Sugar Baby

Sugar Baby

1985 · 1h 26m · Movie

An asocial, obese German woman lives in a large city. Unfortunately, despite her kind and intelligent personality, she has had a lot of trouble making a connection with people, until she gets a crush on a handsome subway conductor.

6.6
4
Salmonberries

Salmonberries

1991 · 1h 35m · Movie

A woman who grew up in a small town in Alaska goes to the public library to try and find out who her parents were. She was brought to town as a baby in a cardboard box with "Kotzebue" on it, which is the name of the town and also ...

6.1
5
Younger and Younger

Younger and Younger

1993 · 1h 39m · Movie

A strange man owns a self-storage facility and lives in a reality of his own, until reality comes crashing down.

4.8
6
Mahler on the Couch

Mahler on the Couch

2010 · 1h 38m · Movie

Alma Mahler's affair with the young architect Walter Gropius sets in motion a marital drama that forces her husband Gustav Mahler to seek advice from Sigmund Freud.

6.1
7
Eat Your Heart Out

Eat Your Heart Out

1997 · 1h 34m · Movie

Daniel, Sam(antha), and Peter are three old friends living together in a Los Angeles loft. Being gifted with a great cooking skill and good looks, Daniel uses his talent to bring home one beauty after another. As he gives public c...

5.6
8
Céleste

Céleste

1981 · 1h 47m · Movie

In 1914, with men gone to war, Marcel Proust hired Céleste Albaret as his attendant. More than eight years later, she was at his side when he died. During this entire time, she only entered his room when he rang for her, sleeping ...

6.8
9
Five Last Days

Five Last Days

1982 · 1h 52m · Movie

In Wittelbacherpalais, Munich's prison and Gestapo center, middle-aged Else Gebel awaits trial for carrying anti-Nazi material. She serves as a clerk in the Gestapo office. On Thursday, 18 February 1943, two youths arrive at the p...

6.8
10
Die Schaukel

Die Schaukel

1983 · 2h 13m · Movie

The life of three sisters in Munich before the First World War. Based on the book by Annette Kolb.

6.3