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Stroszek

1977 · 108 min

A slow, sad, and strangely funny journey that drifts from hope to quiet despair, leaving a lingering ache.

Directed by
Werner Herzog
Genres
Drama
Starring
Bruno S., Eva Mattes, Clemens Scheitz
Tagline
A Ballad
Overview
Bruno Stroszek is released from prison and warned to stop drinking. He has few skills and fewer expectations: with a glockenspiel and an accordion, he ekes out a living as a street musician. He befriends Eva, a prostitute down on her luck and they join his neighbor, Scheitz, an elderly eccentric, when he leaves Germany to live in Wisconsin.

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Directed by
Werner Herzog
Genres
Drama
Starring
Bruno S., Eva Mattes, Clemens Scheitz
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • politics
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour4
Realism8
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Werner Herzog
Written by
Werner Herzog
Starring
Bruno S., Eva Mattes, Clemens Scheitz, Wilhelm von Homburg, Burkhard Driest, Clayton Szalpinski, Ely Rodriguez, Alfred Edel
Music
Chet Atkins, Sonny Terry
Cinematography
Thomas Mauch
Runtime
108 min
Country
Germany
Languages
English, Italian, German

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