Direction: Jörg Adolph

The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Jörg Adolph. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.


The Hidden Life of Trees

2020 · Documentary · 101 min. · Germany

Direction Jörg Adolph · Jan Haft

Cast Peter Wohlleben · Hubertus Meyer-Burckhardt · Joanna Pawluskiewicz · David Suzuki

Synopsis When Peter Wohlleben published his book "The Hidden Life of Trees" in 2015, he quickly entered bestseller lists. The forester wrote vividly about his experience that trees are able to communicate with each other, a thesis explored here.

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Carlos Saura: Fotógrafo

2024 · Documentary · 52 min. · Germany

Direction Jörg Adolph · Gereon Wetzel

Cast Carlos Saura · Carlos Saura Medrano

Synopsis In his youth, Carlos Saura, the legendary Spanish filmmaker, wasn't sure which path to take: be a motorcycle racer, a flamenco dancer or a photographer? Sixty years, forty films and numerous film awards later, his passion for photography remained a...

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Parents’ School

2018 · Documentary · 117 min. · Germany

Direction Jörg Adolph · Ralf Bücheler

Synopsis The documentary portrays several families seeking psychiatric treatment at a German clinic. This is a last resort to deal with their seemingly unresolvable parenting issues. Ralf Bücheler and Jörg Adolph deliver a chilling insight into our society and its troubled...

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How to Make a Book with Steidl

2010 · Documentary · 88 min. · Germany

Direction Jörg Adolph · Gereon Wetzel

Cast Gerhard Steidl

Synopsis The finest photography books in the world are being produced in an old publishing house in Göttingen: on top comes in the idea, at the bottom comes out the book. Almost 40 years ago, this ideal makes the 19-year-old Gerhard...

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Subject: Filmmaking

2024 · Documentary · 89 min. · Germany

Direction Jörg Adolph · Edgar Reitz

Cast Edgar Reitz

Synopsis In 1968, a classroom in a girls’ high school in Munich is transformed into a film studio under the direction of the young Edgar Reitz. The film lesson begins: the first documented attempt in cinema history to teach film aesthetics...

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