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1975 [GERMAN]

Action / Crime / Drama / Romance

14
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 86% · 21 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 87% · 1K ratings
IMDb Rating 7.5/10 10 7677 7.7K

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Plot summary

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.

Director

Rainer Werner Fassbinder Photo
Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Top cast

El Hedi ben Salem Photo
El Hedi ben Salem as Salem the Moroccan
Karlheinz Böhm Photo
Karlheinz Böhm as Max
Rudolf Lenz Photo
Rudolf Lenz as Attorney Dr. Siebenkäss
Peter Chatel Photo
Peter Chatel as Eugen Thiess
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1.11 GB
988*720
German 2.0
Not Rated
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23.976 fps
2 hr 4 min
Seeds 2
2.07 GB
1472*1072
German 2.0
Not Rated
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
2 hr 4 min
Seeds 15

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by CinemaSerf 7 / 10

Hats off to Rainer Werner Fassbinder who does

Hats off to Rainer Werner Fassbinder who does just about everything in this rather sad depiction of a young gay bloke who wins the lottery. His lifestyle changes overnight, as does his popularity with the venal, exploitative "Eugen" (Peter Chatel) who becomes his boyfriend only to bleed the rather naive young fella dry. Sadly, much of the potency has long since departed this very dated drama. The imagery - plenty of full frontal male nudity and a causal, seedy, approach to sex in general was probably shocking in 1975 - but 55 years later, it is nothing remarkable; indeed at times it seems curiously prurient as there is virtually no actual sex. It has lost none of it's poignancy though - as a rather savage indictment of the human creature when large sums of money become involved, and of how the vulnerable just end up getting used - albeit sometimes willingly - as they enjoy their new status as "somebody's" before ending up totally abandoned by their parasite friends when the money runs out and the spotlight is shining elsewhere. I never found Fassbinder to be a physically attractive man, but like Klaus Maria Brandauer (to whom he bears a passing resemblance) he has a charisma that gets under the skin - and in this rather sordid tale of excess he excels. The supporting cast are competent, but this really is a one man show which, though I cannot honestly say I enjoyed, is well worth watching.
Reviewed by anemoni 9 / 10

Fasssbinder at his best

A powerful and harrowing melodrama and one of Fassbinder's most accessible movies,this is a must-see for all those interested in intelligent filmmaking.The tragic story of Fox is masterfully and poignantly handled by Fassbinder, while never slipping into sloppy sentimentality.At the same time the film explores sexual and political issues that are still very much relevant.

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