No Comments On This Wonderful Film?


Having just seen this wonderful film, I came here expecting to see many discussions and was surprised that there was nothing at all; nice to be the first poster though...(smile).
I don't have anything particular to say other than I loved the progress Fassbinder has made with the use of camera technique, better acting, etc. I had been renting many his earlier films from Netflix and some of them were hard to watch with the endless shots of people being still, expressionless, while the camera lingered on them for what seemed like an eternity. Too stagey and posed and it often came across as contrived and only made me feel as if he was trying to kill time to keep the film from being too short or something, although I'm also aware that in his very early films he was limited by the budget, the type of camera, lack of a dolly to film broader movement of individuals, etc.
So, it was wonderful to see this film in which everyone seemed animated most of the time, by comparison, with only minimal lingering shots where it proved to effectively used.

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You can tell Fassbinder cavorts with a harsh crowd, in his themes and also having read about it via Ingrid Caven, who is in the movie, in Jean-Jacques Schuhl’s novel: Ingrid Caven.

Brigitte Mira is fantastic in this movie, she’s the real star. How people are used, their feelings, is in pure abundance in this movie. As in America, where business is only personal, in this facet of society in Europe, only politics is personal. Mira’s character fails to realize that or see that.
It’s comedic at times, tragic at others. But a great film. It's so clear and states what happens everyday with no pretense, while still having heart. Takes talent. Bravo!

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