Matthias Habich’s Typical Vibe
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Matthias Habich has 5 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1980s through the 2020s. 1 ranks in the Top 10%, led by Enemy at the Gates.
Recurring themes

A Russian and a German sniper play a game of cat-and-mouse during the Battle of Stalingrad in WWII.
Dir. Jean-Jacques Annaud · With Jude Law, Joseph Fiennes, Rachel Weisz

A Jewish woman named Jettel Redlich flees Nazi Germany with her daughter Regina, to join her husband, Walter, on a farm in Kenya. At first, Jettel refuses to adjust to her new circumstances, bringing with her a set of china dishes and an evening gown. While Regina adapts readily to this new world, forming a strong bond with her father's cook, an African named Owuor.
Dir. Caroline Link · With Juliane Köhler, Merab Ninidze, Sidede Onyulo
12-year-old Florian and his beloved dog Lassie live in an idyllic village in the German countryside. When Florian's father loses his job, the family have to move into a small apartment where there are no dogs allowed. Lassie is given away to another family, but Florian and Lassie yearn to be reunited again so Florian sets out on an adventure to find his best friend.
Dir. Hanno Olderdissen · With Nico Marischka, Sebastian Bezzel, Anna Maria Mühe
April 5, 1943: a battalion of the Foreign Legion arrives in El Ksour, Tunisia, to escort a fortune in gold bars to the home front. A German ambush awaits, and all but four die. Thanks to the street smarts of Sergeant Augagneur, the Legionnaires successfully counter attack. The bank manager and his seductive wife arrive, and so does a German lieutenant, whom the French arrest. Augagneur wants to steal the gold; warrant officer Mahuzard wants to do his duty. A series of alliances form and break apart, the group dwindles in number, and the gold heads south toward Betahoua. But in whose possession?
Dir. Henri Verneuil · With Jean-Paul Belmondo, Michel Constantin, Jacques Villeret

A passionate holiday romance leads to an obsessive relationship when an Australian photojournalist wakes one morning in an abandoned Berlin apartment and is unable to leave.
Dir. Cate Shortland · With Teresa Palmer, Max Riemelt, Matthias Habich