Lars Rudolph’s Typical Vibe
Signature vibe

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Lars Rudolph has 4 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 2000s through the 2010s. 1 ranks in the Top 10%, led by Werckmeister Harmonies.
Recurring themes

A naive young man witnesses an escalation of violence in his small hometown following the arrival of a mysterious circus attraction.
Dir. Béla Tarr · With Lars Rudolph, Peter Fitz, Hanna Schygulla

When Adolf Hitler reawakens at the site of his former bunker in present-day Berlin, he is mistaken for a comedian and quickly becomes a media phenomenon.
Dir. David Wnendt · With Oliver Masucci, Fabian Busch, Christoph Maria Herbst

The lives of six German-Turkish immigrants are drawn together by circumstance: An old man and a prostitute forging a partnership, a young scholar reconciling his past, two young women falling in love, and a mother putting the shattered pieces of her life back together.
Dir. Fatih Akin · With Nurgül Yeşilçay, Baki Davrak, Patrycia Ziolkowska

Young nurse Sissi lives a secluded life entirely devoted to her patients at Birkenhof asylum. Her first encounter with ex-soldier and drifter Bodo has a lasting impact. He causes an accident in which he provides first aid, Sissi wonders if he may be the man of her dreams. But when she finds him weeks later she is rejected, as Bodo is stuck somewhere between a traumatic past and a criminal future.
Dir. Tom Tykwer · With Franka Potente, Benno Fürmann, Joachim Król