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The Germans and Their Men

1990 · 97 min

A wry, essayistic blend of fact and fiction that plays like a playful but pointed feminist provocation, asking you to think as much as smile.

Overview: A documentary with fictious elements. Ms. Elisabeth (Lieschen) Müller from Austria comes to Bonn, Germany to find herself a man. During the search she investigates the connections between neckties, political power and prostitution, and tries to look for the influence the german feminist movement had on the men in Germany's capital.
How it feels: Satirical, cynical, whimsical and earnest. Measured and demanding.
About: Gender, politics, power, identity
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: satiricalstrength 3 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 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: gender
politics
power
identity
class
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: mockumentary
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild