Maria Simon’s Typical Vibe
Signature vibe

Highest-ranked title
Highest-ranked title
Maria Simon has 4 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 2000s through the 2010s. 1 ranks in the Top 10%, led by Good Bye, Lenin!.
Recurring themes

Olga
2004
Drama · History

Sophie Scholl: The Final Days
2005
Drama · History

Winter in Wartime
2008
Drama · History

Pollock
2000
Drama · History

Fort Apache Napoli
2009
History · Drama

Hunger
2008
Drama · History

Redbelt
2008
Drama

Goodbye Bafana
2007
History · Drama

Alex Kerner's mother was in a coma while the Berlin wall fell. When she wakes up he must try to keep her from learning what happened (as she was an avid communist supporter) to avoid shocking her which could lead to another heart attack.
Dir. Wolfgang Becker · With Daniel Brühl, Katrin Sass, Chulpan Khamatova

Austrian farmer Franz Jägerstätter faces the threat of execution for refusing to fight for the Nazis during World War II.
Dir. Terrence Malick · With August Diehl, Valerie Pachner, Maria Simon

During the early 16th century, idealistic German monk Martin Luther, disgusted by the materialism in the church, begins the dialogue that will lead to the Protestant Reformation.
Dir. Eric Till · With Joseph Fiennes, Jonathan Firth, Claire Cox

Kingdom of Hungary, 17th century. As she gets older, powerful Countess Erzsébet Báthory (1560-1614), blinded by the passion that she feels for a younger man, succumbs to the mad delusion that blood will keep her young and beautiful forever.
Dir. Julie Delpy · With Julie Delpy, Daniel Brühl, William Hurt