Fresh
It's sometimes startlingly beautiful, often obscure and confusing, sometimes funny and mostly disturbing, as it should be.
Vincent Canby, New York Times
Germany in Autumn
1978 · 2h 3m · N/A
Documentary, Drama
Directed by
Alf Brustellin
,
Hans Peter Cloos
,
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
,
Alexander Kluge
,
Beate Mainka-Jellinghaus
,
Maximiliane Mainka
,
Edgar Reitz
,
Katja Rupé
,
Volker Schlöndorff
,
Peter Schubert
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Germany in Autumn
Overview
Nine fictitious documentaries and films reflect the mood of late 1970s Germany, particularly the two-month period in 1977 when a businessman was kidnapped by the RAF (Red Army Faction). The kidnap had been made to orchestrate the release of the original leaders of the RAF, aka the Baader-Meinhof.
Director and cast
- Alf Brustellin Director
- Hans Peter Cloos Director
- Rainer Werner Fassbinder Director
- Alexander Kluge Director
- Beate Mainka-Jellinghaus Director
- Maximiliane Mainka Director
- Edgar Reitz Director
- Katja Rupé Director
- Volker Schlöndorff Director
- Peter Schubert Director
- Hannelore Hoger as Gabi Teichert
- Angela Winkler as Antigone
- Vadim Glowna as Freiermuth
- Katja Rupé as Franziska Busch
- Heinz Bennent as TV committee member
- Wolf Biermann as Self
- Joachim Bißmeier as TV-Redakteur
- Helmut Griem Cast
- Dieter Laser Cast
- Manfred Zapatka Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
86%
Tomatometer
Fresh
It is, of course, wildly uneven (and sometimes insufferable), but there is an urgency and engagement in each of the episodes.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
Fresh
At its best, the film argues that it's impossible to have a 'coherent' left wing position on terrorism.
Time Out
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