Gods of the Plague (1970) Götter der Pest
Gods of the Plague (1970)
DVDRip | MKV | 720x480 | x264 @ 1850 Kbps | 87 min | 1,24 Gb
Audio: German AC3 2.0 @ 160 Kbps | Subs: English, Russian
Genre: Crime, Drama
DVDRip | MKV | 720x480 | x264 @ 1850 Kbps | 87 min | 1,24 Gb
Audio: German AC3 2.0 @ 160 Kbps | Subs: English, Russian
Genre: Crime, Drama
Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Writer: Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Stars: Hanna Schygulla, Margarethe von Trotta, Harry Baer
Harry Baer plays a newly released ex-convict who slowly but surely finds his way back into the Munich criminal underworld. Meanwhile, his attentions are torn between two women (Hanna Schygulla and Margarethe von Trotta) and the friend (Günther Kaufmann) who shot his brother. This sensual, artfully composed film by Rainer Werner Fassbinder is a study of romantic and professional futility.
the movie seems to be random events and unconnected characters, but when i watched it the second time everything fell in place. the main character has just got out of jail (this is not explicit, but he walks by a long wall which seems to be circular and confining…see now that's art/clever)…so he gets out of jail and starts contacting people in his life, including girlfriend, brother, brothers abused wife, friends named gorilla and joe, etc…the lead actor did a wonderfull job of expressing the film's many ideologies, initially he seems expressionless but later you understand why he is the way he is…some themes are the trauma of jail (minimal actually), the petty crook mentality, girls and lovers and the futility of getting a job when one's only goal is to live, eat and love. The photography is high contrast black and white. Either they were copying old time russian directors or because they are from theatre they liked the lightning scheme, but i think they just wanted to jar the viewer's perspective and it works, never seen a movie with this type of photography. Highly recommended for the serious movie viewer.
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Gods of the Plague (1970) Götter der Pest
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