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Fear and Misery of the Third Reich

1981 · 149 min

A stark, episodic plunge into everyday fear and complicity under a dictatorship, demanding close attention and leaving a heavy, unsettling residue.

Overview: Film adaptation of Berthold Brecht's play of the same name, in which he depicts everyday life in Nazi Germany in loosely connected scenes.
How it feels: Dark, bleak, tense and earnest. Measured and demanding.
About: Fate, power, corruption, freedom
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: fate
power
corruption
freedom
survival
Places: big city
home
workplace
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: anthology
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild