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Katzelmacher

1969 · 90 min

A cold, static, quietly suffocating watch, like eavesdropping on small-minded people whose boredom slowly curdles into cruelty.

Overview
A group of young slackers spend most of their time hanging out in front of a Munich apartment building. When a Greek immigrant named Jorgos moves in, however, their aimless lives are shaken up. Soon, new tensions arise both within the group and with Jorgos.

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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • isolation
    • class
    • race
    • loneliness
    • betrayal
    Places
    • small town
    • big city
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism8
    Romance2
    Tension5
    Darkness7
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight7

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Rainer Werner Fassbinder
    Written by
    Rainer Werner Fassbinder
    Starring
    Hanna Schygulla, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Hans Hirschmüller, Lilith Ungerer, Rudolf Waldemar Brem, Elga Sorbas, Harry Baer, Irm Hermann
    Music
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    Cinematography
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    Runtime
    90 min
    Country
    Germany
    Languages
    German

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