大卫·林奇早年的短片《字母》中，有这样一景：一个大字英文字母“A"在血泊中生出一个小“a”。之后《祖母》中有关生的意象，则是从植物中蜕化出来。林奇对生、死意念十分执着，导致他几乎每一部影片中都有生与死的场景，而且林奇对“生”的描述总是负面的:黑暗、丑陋、邪恶、地狱般的景象;对“死”则形容得光明、尽善尽美，宛若天堂一般。

大卫·林奇早年的短片《字母》中，有这样一景：一个大字英文字母“A"在血泊中生出一个小“a”。之后《祖母》中有关生的意象，则是从植物中蜕化出来。林奇对生、死意念十分执着，导致他几乎每一部影片中都有生与死的场景，而且林奇对“生”的描述总是负面的:黑暗、丑陋、邪恶、地狱般的景象;对“死”则形容得光明、尽善尽美，宛若天堂一般。

入选2014年柏林电影节纪录片单元。 　　98%的孩童在出生之时都是天才；然而，在他们进入学校后，这一比例却下降至2%。很长一段时间以来，学校里都流行着一股不正之风。“成绩”在全世界范围内都是衡量竞争力的标准，也是主宰一切的不二法则。然而，片面强调完成学习目标、只求准确背诵孤立知识点的做法，会扼杀游戏般的创造力，使孩子们失去了直面失败、寻找新方案的能力。厄文·沃根霍夫对“教育”的理解较常人更为全面，也更为激进。几乎所有关于教育的讨论都受到竞争思维的局限，并在此基础上宣传某种能让学生拥有最佳表现的教学形式。沃根霍夫则致力于寻找教学背后的思维结构——我们学习的内容，影响的是我们的知识储备；而学习的方法，则会影响我们的思考方式。

入选2014年柏林电影节纪录片单元。 　　98%的孩童在出生之时都是天才；然而，在他们进入学校后，这一比例却下降至2%。很长一段时间以来，学校里都流行着一股不正之风。“成绩”在全世界范围内都是衡量竞争力的标准，也是主宰一切的不二法则。然而，片面强调完成学习目标、只求准确背诵孤立知识点的做法，会扼杀游戏般的创造力，使孩子们失去了直面失败、寻找新方案的能力。厄文·沃根霍夫对“教育”的理解较常人更为全面，也更为激进。几乎所有关于教育的讨论都受到竞争思维的局限，并在此基础上宣传某种能让学生拥有最佳表现的教学形式。沃根霍夫则致力于寻找教学背后的思维结构——我们学习的内容，影响的是我们的知识储备；而学习的方法，则会影响我们的思考方式。

Anna is 60 and her acting heyday is now behind her. She lives on her own but has a friend and confidant in her downstairs neighbour Michel, who is also single. Reluctantly, Anna accepts a job as a language coach for 17-year-old Adrian who has a speech impediment and is something of a misfit. She recognises him as the boy who recently snatched her handbag in the street ... 　　“Irresistible” is the term that springs to mind when describing this light-footed and humorous story of an impossible love affair between a thief and a lady. Director Nicolette Krebitz handles the fragile balance between the dictates of society and the heart with great care. The fresh breath of freedom blows through a narrative that makes room for a nod to old West Berlin, some gentle teasing of Germany’s French neighbours, and even a ghost that is chased away to make way for new possibilities. But most of all, A E I O U is a passionate love letter to Sophie Rois and, perhaps through her, all the brilliant actors neglected by an industry all too fond of young blood. Well, it turns out that these young players, embodied here by newcomer Milan Herms, not only look up to their more experienced peers, they truly love them.

Anna is 60 and her acting heyday is now behind her. She lives on her own but has a friend and confidant in her downstairs neighbour Michel, who is also single. Reluctantly, Anna accepts a job as a language coach for 17-year-old Adrian who has a speech impediment and is something of a misfit. She recognises him as the boy who recently snatched her handbag in the street ... 　　“Irresistible” is the term that springs to mind when describing this light-footed and humorous story of an impossible love affair between a thief and a lady. Director Nicolette Krebitz handles the fragile balance between the dictates of society and the heart with great care. The fresh breath of freedom blows through a narrative that makes room for a nod to old West Berlin, some gentle teasing of Germany’s French neighbours, and even a ghost that is chased away to make way for new possibilities. But most of all, A E I O U is a passionate love letter to Sophie Rois and, perhaps through her, all the brilliant actors neglected by an industry all too fond of young blood. Well, it turns out that these young players, embodied here by newcomer Milan Herms, not only look up to their more experienced peers, they truly love them.

Unavailable on home video for many years (except perhaps as a grainy, nth-generation VHS bootleg), Penelope Spheeris' seminal document of the young 1979-1980 Los Angeles punk scene includes chaotic live performances by now-legendary groups like Black Flag (with short-lived lead singer Ron "Chavo Pederast" Reyes), X (giving themselves stick-and-poke tattoos) and the Germs (whose unpredictable lead singer Darby Crash would commit suicide before the film's release) interwoven with talking-head interviews with teenage punks and, most entertainingly, older club owners trying very hard to describe a growing form of music they were clearly unprepared for. The footage of Fear's confrontational set would later grab the attention of John Belushi, who snagged the band a 1981 appearance on Saturday Night Live (and resulted in $20,000 in damage to the studio). - Tom Fritsche

Unavailable on home video for many years (except perhaps as a grainy, nth-generation VHS bootleg), Penelope Spheeris' seminal document of the young 1979-1980 Los Angeles punk scene includes chaotic live performances by now-legendary groups like Black Flag (with short-lived lead singer Ron "Chavo Pederast" Reyes), X (giving themselves stick-and-poke tattoos) and the Germs (whose unpredictable lead singer Darby Crash would commit suicide before the film's release) interwoven with talking-head interviews with teenage punks and, most entertainingly, older club owners trying very hard to describe a growing form of music they were clearly unprepared for. The footage of Fear's confrontational set would later grab the attention of John Belushi, who snagged the band a 1981 appearance on Saturday Night Live (and resulted in $20,000 in damage to the studio). - Tom Fritsche

The third (and seemingly final) installment in Penelope Spheeris' Los Angeles music trilogy, THE DECLINE OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION III follows not the punk acts of Los Angeles from 1996-1997 but their homeless teenaged fans. Musician interviews in this DECLINE are fewer but include interesting musings from Keith Morris from the Circle Jerks and Flea (credited as the "ex-bass player of Fear"). DECLINE III lives up to its title as Spheeris explores every facet of the gutter-punk life, from their damaged upbringings (nearly all were abused or neglected as children) to the self-destructive lives they lead on society's fringe (alcoholism, homelessness and run-ins with skinheads, among others). - Tom Fritsche

The third (and seemingly final) installment in Penelope Spheeris' Los Angeles music trilogy, THE DECLINE OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION III follows not the punk acts of Los Angeles from 1996-1997 but their homeless teenaged fans. Musician interviews in this DECLINE are fewer but include interesting musings from Keith Morris from the Circle Jerks and Flea (credited as the "ex-bass player of Fear"). DECLINE III lives up to its title as Spheeris explores every facet of the gutter-punk life, from their damaged upbringings (nearly all were abused or neglected as children) to the self-destructive lives they lead on society's fringe (alcoholism, homelessness and run-ins with skinheads, among others). - Tom Fritsche