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26 Dec – 1 Jan

  1. IMDb 6.7

    Augsburger Puppenkiste - Als der Weihnachtsmann vom Himmel fiel

    When a thunderstorm causes problems on Christmas day, Santa Claus Niklas Julebukk is forced to make a dangerous emergency landing. Niklas Julebukk may still be relatively young, but he's already a real Santa Claus. Unfortunately, he is now stranded with his caravan, the goblins Flybeard and Goatee, the reindeer Shooting Star and even the little angel Matilda. Because Julebukk also does not want to participate in the new-fangled custom of giving children expensive presents, he is also threatened by the nasty Waldemar Wichteltod. Luckily, the two courageous children Ben and Charlotte help him. Together they can save Christmas Eve from the mean gnome and his nutcrackers.
    • Family

    DFF Filmmuseum

    Kinderkino

  2. IL GATTOPARDO OmU, keine Angabe

    Regie: Luchino Visconti | Darsteller: Burt Lancaster, Claudia Cardinale, Alain Delon | 186 Min. Der Leopard Italien/Frankreich 1963. R: Luchino Visconti. D: Burt Lancaster, Alain Delon, Claudia Cardinale. 186 Min. 35mm. Ital. OmU Original Italian version with German subtitles Filmreihe: Verso Sud Don Fabrizio Corbera, Fürst von Salina, sieht im Angesicht des Aufstiegs der italienischen Einigungsbewegung dabei zu, wie seine sizilianische Adelsfamilie zunehmend an Einfluss verliert. In opulenten Bildern erzählt Visconti über das Ende der Aristokratie des 19. Jahrhunderts, erlebt durch die Augen eines alternden Adeligen. Einer seiner schönsten und opulentesten Filme: Ein gewaltiges Zeit-, Landschafts-, Familien- und Gesellschaftspanorama aus dem Sizilien zur Zeit des Risorgimento. Einer der…

    DFF FilmmuseumOmU35mm

    Verso Sud

  3. TMDB 81RT 100IMDb 8.0

    The Tale of The Princess Kaguya

    Found inside a shining stalk of bamboo by an old bamboo cutter and his wife, a tiny girl grows rapidly into an exquisite young lady. The mysterious young princess enthrals all who encounter her. But, ultimately, she must confront her fate.
    • Animation
    • Drama
    • Fantasy

    Eldorado

  4. IMDb 6.7

    Augsburger Puppenkiste - Als der Weihnachtsmann vom Himmel fiel

    When a thunderstorm causes problems on Christmas day, Santa Claus Niklas Julebukk is forced to make a dangerous emergency landing. Niklas Julebukk may still be relatively young, but he's already a real Santa Claus. Unfortunately, he is now stranded with his caravan, the goblins Flybeard and Goatee, the reindeer Shooting Star and even the little angel Matilda. Because Julebukk also does not want to participate in the new-fangled custom of giving children expensive presents, he is also threatened by the nasty Waldemar Wichteltod. Luckily, the two courageous children Ben and Charlotte help him. Together they can save Christmas Eve from the mean gnome and his nutcrackers.
    • Family

    DFF Filmmuseum

    Kinderkino

  5. LUDWIG OmU, ab 12

    Regie: Luchino Visconti | 246 Min. Ludwig II. Frankreich/Italien/BRD 1972. R: Luchino Visconti. D: Helmut Berger, Romy Schneider, Trevor Howard, Silvana Mangano, Gert Fröbe. 238 Min. 35mm. Ital. OmU Original Italian version with German subtitles Filmreihe: Verso Sud Im zarten Alter von 19 Jahren tritt Ludwig II. die bayerische Thronfolge an. Dabei interessiert ihn die Politik nur nebensächlich; seine wahre Leidenschaft ist das Schöne. Er liebt die Künste und ist großer Verehrer von Richard Wagner, zu dem er eine zunehmend intensive persönliche Beziehung pflegt. Das Herz des sensiblen Königs schlägt auch für seine Cousine, Kaiserin Elisabeth („Sissi“) von Österreich. Der Bau von prunkvollen Schlössern wird zu seiner Lebensaufgabe, für die er als Märchenkönig in die Geschichte eingehen…

    DFF FilmmuseumOmU35mm

    Verso Sud

  6. Spotlight: Milestones #18

    Cinéma

  7. TMDB 72RT 70IMDb 7.3

    Death in Venice

    Composer Gustav von Aschenbach travels to Venice for health reasons. There, he becomes obsessed with the stunning beauty of an adolescent Polish boy named Tadzio who is staying with his family at the same Grand Hôtel des Bains on the Lido as Aschenbach.
    • Drama

    DFF Filmmuseum

    Verso Sud

  8. BELLISSIMA OmU, FSK folgt

    Regie: Luchino Visconti | 113 Min. Italien 1951. R: Luchino Visconti. D: Anna Magnani, Walter Chiari, Tina Apicella. 114 Min. 35mm. OmU Original Italian version with German subtitles Filmreihe: Verso Sud Weil Maddalena keine Möglichkeit sieht, durch Arbeit je einen Ausweg aus ihrer Lage in einem Armenviertel Roms zu finden, opfert sie Kraft und Ersparnisse, um ihre siebenjährige Tochter Tina zum Kinderstar aufzubauen. In einem Talentwettbewerb in den berühmten Cinecittà-Filmstudios sieht sie ihre große Chance. Mit seinem dritten Spielfilm wandte sich Visconti erstmals vom Neorealismus ab, den er mit OSSESSIONE begründet hatte. Erhalten blieb die präzise Beobachtung sozialer Verhältnisse. Sie verbindet Viscontis Kritik an der Arroganz des Filmgeschäfts zu einem zeitlosen Meisterwerk. Für…

    DFF FilmmuseumOmU35mm

    Verso Sud

  9. Creepy Classics Sneak Vol. 11

    Harmonie

  10. Berliner Philharmoniker: New Year’s Eve Concert 2025

    2025 · 120 min

    From heartbreak to ecstasy, the Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert takes you on an emotional roller-coaster ride. With his velvety, lyrical voice, star tenor Benjamin Bernheim revels in the lovesick agonies of famous opera heroes: Don José from Bizet’s Carmen, Lenski from Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin, Massenet’s Werther and Gounod’s Romeo. Chief conductor Kirill Petrenko provides some sunnier touches with works by Chabrier and Gershwin.
    • Music

    Astor Film Lounge


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Which cinemas are covered?

Currently 24 cinemas and film series in Frankfurt and the surrounding area: Astor Film Lounge MyZeil, DFF — Deutsches Filminstitut & Filmmuseum, Cinéma Frankfurt, Harmonie Theater Frankfurt, Filmpalast Hofheim, Filmforum Höchst, Mal seh'n Kino, Kino Alte Mühle, Kino Kelkheim, Pupille — Kino in der Uni, Eschborn K, Kronberger Lichtspiele, Eldorado Arthouse Kino, Historisches Museum Frankfurt, Kino Köppern, Hafen 2 Offenbach, naxos.Kino, Deutsch-Französische Gesellschaft Frankfurt, Hugenottenhalle, Jüdisches Museum Frankfurt, Café Mutz, Museum für Kommunikation Frankfurt, Senckenberg Naturmuseum and TAUNALE – Taunus Filmfest Oberursel.

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Language version: OmU = original audio with German subtitles, OmeU = original with English subtitles, DF = German-dubbed version, OV = original version with no subtitles, stumm = silent film (often with live accompaniment). Projection format: DCP = Digital Cinema Package, the digital standard in modern cinemas; 35mm / 16mm / 70mm = analogue film prints on physical stock.

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Frankfurt has an unusually dense cinema scene — the DFF Filmmuseum, Astor, three arthouse houses, Pupille at the university, Programmkino Rex in Darmstadt, the Murnau in Wiesbaden — but no shared programme. This site lays every house onto one searchable day view.

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