Barbara Ulrich

Three woman ascend stairs in search of the one who killed god in this post-apocalypse film.

The story of a young man's struggle to come to terms with his place in Quebec's society and Quebec's place in Canada.The protagonist, a journalist named by Claude, struggles with the question of whether to change society or accept it the way it is. His Jewish girlfriend, an actress with a budding theatre career, does not share his concerns, leading to tension between the two. (en.wikipedia.org)

Straub's brilliant condensation of one of Franz Kafka's more mysterious short stories: an acerbic look at the relationship of Western and Arab worlds. (Ferroni Brigade)

Based on both a tale by the Alsatian Maurice Barrès and Straub's own memories of growing up in Metz, An Heir depicts two men strolling on a forest path, the younger one an Alsatian doctor who recounts how he had to make the choice between "the French soul and the German deed." (tiff.net)

Master filmmaker Jean-Marie Straub continues his exploration of classic texts with this "collaboration" with the great 16th-century writer of the Essais. (tiff.net)

The title may unintentionally invoke Jean Vigo, but the Alsatian writer Maurice Barrès is the guiding spirit of Straub's meditation on the history of the Most Serene Republic. (tiff.net)