Thanks for realising my idea, A. It would've probably lasted a few more months for me to pull myself together... 

I really insisted on this thread because of that "The 100 most significant German Films" and though there isn't one really bad film on your list, wpqx (expect of the awful, bluffy "Wings of Desire"), it confirms that internationally, most people totally depend on which films are mentioned in the pursuant literature and, of course, which are available on DVD. In other words, it's very difficult to get an authentic idea of German cinema. If compared to other european countries - one can easily get an idea of what Italian, British or French Cinema covered (thanks to television and DVD) but countries like Germany, Spain or Scandinavia... 

I'll be back tomorrow...