Percy Adlon

Directing

Percy Adlon

Born June 1, 1935 · Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Died March 10, 2024 · aged 88

Paul Rudolf Parsifal "Percy" Adlon was a German director, screenwriter, and producer. He is best known for his film Bagdad Cafe. He is associated with the New German Cinema movement, and is known for his strong female characters and surrealist tendencies.

Known For

Bagdad CafeBagdad Cafe · 1987
Bagdad Cafe
7.21987
MovieComedyDrama
A German woman named Jasmin stumbles upon a dilapidated motel/diner in the middle of nowhere. Her unusual appearance and demeanor are at first suspicious to Brenda, the exasperated owner who has difficulty making ends meet. But when an unlikely magic sparks between the two women, this lonely desert outpost is transformed into a thriving and popular oasis.
CélesteCéleste · 1981
Céleste
6.71981
MovieDrama
In 1914, with men gone to war, Marcel Proust hired Céleste Albaret as his attendant. More than eight years later, she was at his side when he died. During this entire time, she only entered his room when he rang for her, sleeping from 9 AM to 3 PM to wait during the night while he wrote. Marcel uses her as more than a servant: she is his muse, telling stories of her childhood to stir his remembrance of things past; she's in cahoots with him as he manipulates those he wants to draw on for his writing; she listens appalled to his descriptions of the underside of Paris. Hers is a life of love and sweet devotion as he races time to finish his work before death.
SugarbabySugarbaby · 1985
Sugarbaby
5.51985
MovieComedyDrama
A plump Munich mortuary worker tracks down and seduces a married subway conductor.
Younger and YoungerYounger and Younger · 1993
Younger and Younger
4.21993
MovieFantasyComedy
The eccentric owner of a Los Angeles self-storage company finds his world come crashing down when his long-suffering wife dies, only to return as a beautiful ghost.
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole PorterRed Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter · 1990
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
1990
MovieMusic
This music special is dedicated to dispelling the prejudices associated with the HIV infection and raising money for AIDS research and relief. Some of today's most celebrated recording artists performing their interpretations of the classic songs of Cole Porter.
Hawaiian GardensHawaiian Gardens · 2001
Hawaiian Gardens
3.02001
MovieCrimeDrama
A romantic drama/detective story about big-time copyright fraud and a bigger-time crush. A complicated love triangle plays out to a dramatic climax, taking us from a strip mall somewhere in the glaring dust of Los Angeles County to a dark forest in Germany.
BabycakesBabycakes · 1989
Babycakes
7.01989
MovieComedyDrama
Grace is an overweight mortuary cosmetician who falls in love with Rob, a handsome subway train conductor who doesn't even know she exists. When she finally devises a way to meet him, they discover that although they are physically different, they have a lot more in common than they think.
Eat Your Heart OutEat Your Heart Out · 1997
Eat Your Heart Out
4.51997
MovieDramaComedy
A womanizer gets his own cooking show and, ironically, the females who call in end up airing their relationship problems to him.

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