directed
by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
West Germany 1969
This film observes a group of friends and neighbors, whose typical day
consists of idling at the local bar or sitting outside waiting for nothing in
particular, gossiping, and lamenting their economic predicament. The slow
boiling frustration over their stultifying existence occasionally flares up into
displays of petty resentment amongst themselves, but the arrival of a Greek
immigrant (played by Fassbinder) is quickly seized upon as an opportunity to
redirect and magnify their anger in an explosion of xenophobic violence.
The photography and stylized mise en scène match the starkness and
potent directness of the story, while Fassbinder's troupe delivers quiet,
confident performances, the brittle veneers of their characters penetrated by the
camera's unmoving gaze, their seething cores exposed. Although this is among
Fassbinder's earliest full-length features, his command of the medium is already
in evidence, and it compares favorably with his later, better-known works.
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Theatrical Release: October 8th, 1969
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DVD Review: Wellspring - Region 0 - NTSC
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Runtime | 1:29:00 | |
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1.32:1
Original Aspect Ratio |
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Audio | German - mono 2.0 | |
Subtitles | English, none | |
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Information: Studio: Wellspring Aspect Ratio: Edition
Details: Chapters 20 |
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Comments |
This is another superb restoration by the Fassbinder Foundation, with an image that's clean and exhibits the right amount of grain and acutance one would expect from the source material. The fairly high contrast photography of cinematographer Dietrich Lohmann is well represented. |
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