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Piggies

1970 · 105 min

A dry, talky satire of anxious cultural insiders, more uncomfortable than funny, rewarding viewers who enjoy watching vanity and fear of obsolescence play out in conversation.

Directed by
Peter Zadek
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Anton Diffring, Tankred Dorst, Dinah Hinz
Overview
The writer, the publisher, the just-famous poet, the once-famous film director, the dreaded critic, the educated dentist and the half-educated goldsmith are at home in the culture industry, they know their way around, and they have learned to be wary of each other and of themselves: what they have in common is a secret fear that one day they will no longer belong, that one day they will no longer be able to keep up.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Peter Zadek
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Anton Diffring, Tankred Dorst, Dinah Hinz
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • identity
    • class
    • ambition
    • media
    • betrayal
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • ensemble
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour5
    Realism7
    Romance2
    Tension4
    Darkness5
    Complexity7
    Emotional weight5

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    Genres
    comedy
    Directed by
    Peter Zadek
    Starring
    Anton Diffring, Tankred Dorst, Dinah Hinz, Hannelore Hoger, Dany Mann, Doris Schade, Dieter Schidor
    Runtime
    105 min
    Country
    Germany

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