Movie

Fox and His Friends

1975 · 125 min

A cold, methodical descent into exploitation, watching a desperate man be slowly consumed by those who pretend to love him.

Tagline: Survival of the fittest.
Overview: Fox, a former circus performer, wins the lottery of DM 500,000 and can now have the life and things that he has always wanted. He enters an abusive relationship with wealthy industrialist Eugen in an attempt to climb the social ladder. His desperation for love and affection soon spirals into tragedy.
How it feels: Bleak, melancholic, cynical and satirical. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Class, love, betrayal, isolation
Content: Strong sexual content. Mild violence and language. No gore.
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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 3 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 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: class
love
betrayal
isolation
greed
Places: big city
home
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex strong