Product Details

• Actors: Heinz Bennent, Wolf Biermann, Joachim Bissmeier, Wolfgang Bächler, Caroline Chaniolleau
• Directors: Hans Peter Cloos, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Katja Rupé, Alexander Kluge, Maximiliane Mainka
• Format: Black & White, Color, Dubbed, HiFi Sound, Subtitled, NTSC
• Language: German
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: World Artists
• VHS Release Date: March 14, 2000
• Run Time: 124 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: 1566870941
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #39,781 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Germany in Autumn, July 31, 2000

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Exception overlooked masterpiece. This film is a blend of documentary, fictional dramatic vignettes and archival historical footage. On the surface, it involves how intellectuals, media, and other elites reacted to the political terrorism brought about by the Red Army Faction (RAF)in Germany during the late 1970s. It touches also on why the RAF elicited sympathy from sections of society. The film espouses no political or economic philosophy. The gifted directors who collaborated on this word shed light on the workings or society and its institutions without, even subtly, guiding the viewer to conclusions. Fassbinder once commented that, unlike Freud or Marx, he has no solutions and wants his films to compel the viewer to undergo a personal revolution. This view is embodied in this vivid, engrossing, beautiful, and incomparable film.