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Jörg Janzer

Actor

Films

Come Closer

Come Closer

By Saskia Walker, Ralf Walker

2021 | 75 min | Independent

The focus is on the relationship between the two directors Bella and Andreas, who explore themes of love, sex, friendship and desire.

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Rendezvous

Rendezvous

2005 | 95 min | Love & Sex

Shot on video with dynamic hand-held camerawork and a high volume of scathing dialogue, RENDEZVOUS is the debut of self-taught filmmaker Alexander Schüler. The film follows two couples. Without their respective partners' knowledge, all four set up dates with a person of the other couple. The swapped partners unexpectedly run into each other, and all hell breaks loose as societal conventions are challenged and deep-rooted resentment comes to the fore…

Kissing?

Kissing?

2017 | 77 min | Comedy

Blunt, sarcastic, honest and in a signature style, filmmaker Yannis Korres' Mumblecore-romcom KISSING? is a declaration of love to the lost souls of today's crisis generation - a story about sex, love and (not) belonging. KISSING? won Best Acting in a debut film at the Athens International Film Festival. Staring down the barrel of their thirties, disoriented Xennials Danny (Thanassis Petropoulos) and Stella (Iro Bezou) feel utterly lost - just what is it about the remainder of their lives that frightens ...

A Bed for Three

A Bed for Three

2022 | 17 min | Comedy

It’s after hours in a furniture store, and three young protagonists call for the help of a vaping fairy godmother. But will a supersized bed save the throuple or break them apart? Fred, Timo and Jona finally want to move in together. And to live together, you need a bed. But nobody expects what happens when three people want to sleep in one. A comedy about bedroom furniture and the question of when we actually became bougie.

That Most Important Thing: Love

That Most Important Thing: Love

1975 | 109 min | Timeless

The photographer Servais (Fabio Testi) falls in love with the unsuccessful but married actress Nadine Chevalier (Romy Schneider). Her mentally unstable husband Jacques (Jacques Dutronc) initially pretends to like the young and attractive photographer himself and to want to be friends with him. In order to be able to see Nadine more often, Servais secretly finances a play by the eccentric director Messala. In return, he demands that Nadine gets the leading role in the play. But the premiere is a ...

Kaptn Oskar

Kaptn Oskar

2013 | 81 min | Independent

Oskar's not doing great. His ex-girlfriend Alex set his apartment on fire and now he's alone in his shabby basement. Then Masha shows up. She's not feeling so great either. Masha dates older men, but none give her the intimacy she craves. Together Oskar and Masha fight loneliness and drift through Berlin nights. Soon Oskar regrets their no sex deal and before you know it he ends up drunk back in Alex's bed. German Mumblecore celebrates improvisation, low-budget, agile hand camera, a volatile and ...

Love Me!

Love Me!

2014 | 83 min | Independent

Featuring Lilli Meinhardt, Christian Ehrich, Mumblecore icon Axel Ranisch and indie star Peter Trabner. “Fresh take on the Bildungsroman.“ (Jury Decision Tirana International Film Festival) Produced with mere 4,000 EUR (by a production company whose name translates to “sponsored by Grandma”), LOVE ME! is the story of Sarah who chucks her super expensive Macbook out of the window when sex with her best friend doesn't lead to declarations of true love. Sarah's rude and crude exterior masks a deep-rooted ...

Voltage

Voltage

2018 | 16 min | Drama

Lizzy is in love with Bernhard, but Bernhard is undecided. Lizzy returns Bernhard’s dog, which she occasionally watches, and stays a little longer. Lizzy shows Bernhard some kung-fu moves; Bernhard starts to flirt; and, although it’s not like her, Lizzy gets embarrassed. The same night, Bernhard asks her to drive him to a party outside town. A tense ride begins.

5 Stories in 4 Days

5 Stories in 4 Days

2015 | 82 min | Independent

Love and career prospects open up, but things turn out differently than expected... With an imagination that pours 90 million visual ideas into 90 minutes, and a young, likeable cast, Malte Wirtz succeeds in putting a new spin on the urban romcom. The film follows Paula, Louise, Max, Randolf and Donnie over the course of four days as they struggle to master the chaos in their love and professional lives. The comedy 5 STORIES IN 4 DAYS is Malte Wirtz's the feature debut, an exciting new voice in ...

Para:dies

Para:dies

2022 | 76 min | Drama

In this captivating Austrian drama, the serene life of a lesbian couple living on the outskirts of Salzburg is intricately portrayed through the eyes of a documentary filmmaker named Amira. As she delves deeper into their relationship, the film, directed by the talented Elena Wolff in her debut, unfolds a complex narrative of love, identity, and the subtle dynamics of power and vulnerability. The authenticity and innovative storytelling shine a light on queer relationships with unprecedented honesty, ...

The Portuguese Nun

The Portuguese Nun

2009 | 121 min | Drama

A young French actress who is in Lisbon to shoot a movie is intrigued by a nun she sees kneeling in the chapel where she is filming. "THE PORTUGUESE NUN has both wit and feeling. The director explores the collision of eros and religion in a way that is both cerebral and sensual." (New York Times) Left to her own devices by a director (Green himself), Julie wanders the streets and has encounters with a series of male archetypes including a needy child (Mozos), a faithless husband (Michaux) and a ...