Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980)

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hard on the heart
by quint in An inordinate number of peppers

liked it.

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"This took me a while to process. It's long of course, has many technical challenges for the viewer, but I sort of knew the range of what to expect from Fassbinder and rode with it all just fine. Wow. This is an intense portrait of a strangely likable dupe. The acting is fantastic. Günter Lamprecht is amazing. There were technical complaints about the production, but I think Fassbinder got what he was after. I can't bring myself to say I loved it, although it affected me profoundly. The epilogue was mind blowing. The cascade of dream images succeeded in feeling appropriate and deeply revealing of the character's descent. Weird and disturbing, but true somehow. A modernist tragedy is bitterer than the classic sort. The one is a culmination of a life's unfortunate meaning, resolving destiny with death. Franz's destiny is surely spent, but in our day and age a life devoid of meaning is still lived. A pimp, a thief, a murderer, sure, but Franz is somehow a sympathetic character. I ... " [More]

cross eyed and amazing....
by hensdill in hensdill Blog

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"watched this film in 1981 at my college. i saw it in two nights, with each night's viewing lasting 7 1/2 hours. all subtitles. at the end of the second night i was cross eyed and mumbling in German. it took time to process it all-but i would remember it as one of the most amazing film experiences i have ever had. akin to building a shrine...lots of hard work followed by profound enlightenment...a must EXPERIENCE for anyone who considers themselves a movie lover... " [More]

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