Other Screenings
Intermission after Ep. 1
Ep. 1: The Punishment Begins (81 min.)
Ep. 2: How is One to Live if One Doesn’t Want to Die? (59 min.)
Ep. 3: A Hammer Blow to the Head Can Injure the Soul (58 min.)
Intermission after Ep. 1
Ep. 1: The Punishment Begins (81 min.)
Ep. 2: How is One to Live if One Doesn’t Want to Die? (59 min.)
Ep. 3: A Hammer Blow to the Head Can Injure the Soul (58 min.)
Freed after spending several years in prison for killing his girlfriend, Franz Biberkopf is determined to become a decent man. Despite his resolution, Franz finds himself dragged back into the life of crime, when unaware he falls into the hands of an unscrupulous crook. Rainer Werner Fassbinder monumental adaptation of Alfred Doblin’s masterful novel – a psychological and moral exploration that is as astonishing today as it was upon its release. (15.5 hours – in four parts)
Courtesy of Goethe Institute