Menschen am Sonntag

PEOPLE ON SUNDAY / Menschen am Sonntag (1930, Germany)
Directed by Curt Siodmak & Robert Siodmak

Interesting, complex, and perplexing documentary / film.
A tale of five young Berliners - a taxi driver, a travelling wine dealer, a record shop sales girl, a film extra and a model - spending a typical Sunday. In this vivid snapshot of Berlin life, a trip to the countryside reveals the flirtations, rivalries, jealousies, and petty irritations common to any group outing. All too soon it is the end of the day, and the prospect of Monday looms, and the return to the weekday routine.

People on Sunday marked the start of the film careers of six cinéastes who would go on to great international successes: Billy Wilder, Robert and Curt Siodmak, Edgar G Ulmer, Eugen Schüfftan and Fred Zinneman.

Short Films

L'Homme Sans Tête ( The Man Without a Head)
France - Argentina 2003 / 18 min
A film by Juan Diego Solanas


A shy man lives in the big city alone. When he gets two free tickets to the ball he invites a girl he has had his eye on for quite a while. She agrees to meet him later and go as his date. He dresses well but he feels rather self-conscious because he has no head – and never has. He sets out to buy some flowers and a head before meeting his date, but finding a head that suits him is no easy task.
awards: 5 wins & 1 nomination ( more )




Bara Prata Lite (TALK)
Sweden 1997 / 14 min
A film by Lukas Moodysson

Birger is old and retired from work. Still, he goes back to work since he has nothing else to do. Back home he gets a rare visitor: a girl from Hare Krishna recruiting new members. But his need for human contact proves to be to overwhelming for the girl...