1975 ‘Faustrecht der Freiheit’ Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
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. While he wants to climb up the social ladder, it isn't without turmoil, and being torn between his old working class roots, and the shiny new facade of middle class consciousness.
Rainer Werner Fassbinder Peter Chatel Karlheinz Böhm Adrian Hoven Christiane Maybach Harry Baer Rudolf Lenz Kurt Raab Karl Scheydt Brigitte Mira Barbara Valentin Walter Sedlmayr Peter Kern Bruce Low Marquard Bohm Evelyn Künneke Elma Karlowa Lilo Pempeit Ingrid Caven Ulla Jacobsson Hark Bohm Irm Hermann El Hedi ben Salem
O Direito do Mais Forte, O Direito do Mais Forte à Liberdade, Le droit du plus fort, Il diritto del più forte, Vahvemman oikeus, A szabadság ököljoga, Frihedens knytnæve, Özgürlügün zorbalik hakki, La ley del más fuerte
The tragic trajectory of Fox is evident from the start, though the exact details of his path are worth watching play out. This is a bleak portrait of a man unable to control his life, of the tragedy of being a misfit, of the power of money and love to destroy and blind and confuse. Fassbinder's awkward fool Fox bumbles through his life in a manner Terry Pratchett would call "gormless," and his helplessness is amplified by being a sort of fish-out-of-water socially. It is an indictment of class, a scathing sneer at the divisiveness of financial strata and the shifting mores between them.
At the same time, Fox is shown to be one of the few genuine people in…
The carnivalesque opening brilliantly sets up the deprave world Fassbinder takes us to. A world where the only morality is money and race, class, sex matter little as long as you have it. Fox isn't above following that adage but his inherent vulnerability makes him an easy target. This is more fragmented visually than other Fassbinder films, aligning with the central theme of "every man for himself." A masterpiece!
Fassbinders bestimmte Art von Melodrama ist wie perfekt für mich gemacht. Hier eine Geschichte über den schwulen Fox (gespielt von Fassbinder selbst), der nach einem Lottogewinn plötzlich nicht mehr in der Arbeiterklasse ist, sondern nun mit höheren Leuten verkehrt und einen Liebhaber findet, der ihn letztendlich nur ausnutzt. Die Geschichte behandelt unter anderem die Thematik von Klassenkonflikte und führt auf ein tragisches Ende hinzu, welches einen frustriert, aber genial erzählt ist. Jede 4:3 Einstellung ist exakt von Michael Ballhaus komponiert, alle Sets sind einzigartig und durchdacht gestaltet und ich liebe Fassbinders theatralische Art des Staging. Ich bin froh, dass jemand mit so einem involvierenden Stil wie Fassbinder gleichzeitig so viele Werke in so einer kurzen Zeit schaffen konnte.
Oh I get by with a little help from my friends. Mmm I get manipulated and cheated and condescended to and disrespected and abandoned and my labor exploited and love ignored by my friends
Fassbinders bestimmte Art von Melodrama ist wie perfekt für mich gemacht. Hier eine Geschichte über den schwulen Fox (gespielt von Fassbinder selbst), der nach einem Lottogewinn plötzlich nicht mehr in der Arbeiterklasse ist, sondern nun mit höheren Leuten verkehrt und einen Liebhaber findet, der ihn letztendlich nur ausnutzt. Die Geschichte behandelt unter anderem die Thematik von Klassenkonflikte und führt auf ein tragisches Ende hinzu, welches einen frustriert, aber genial erzählt ist. Jede 4:3 Einstellung ist exakt von Michael Ballhaus komponiert, alle Sets sind einzigartig und durchdacht gestaltet und ich liebe Fassbinders theatralische Art des Staging. Ich bin froh, dass jemand mit so einem involvierenden Stil wie Fassbinder gleichzeitig so viele Werke in so einer kurzen Zeit schaffen konnte.
Damn, this makes me kind of hate Call Me By Your Name. At the end of the day, we see gay films that are purely about romance but never does it touch on the topic of how gay relationships end in brutal ways. Yes Call Me By Your Name ends with Timothee Chamalamadingdong crying because Armie Hammer is getting married, but Hammer still loves him. Here all love is gone. There is no hope, it's real life and to me, it's surprising that no other queer films have gone to such dark routes. Fassbinder, you were breaking ground and no one noticed.
Simple, tragic story that also happens to be RELENTLESSLY GAY. The writing is top notch, and the shot composition is impeccable, elevated by Criterion's stunning color grading restoration. It suffers a bit from the annoying audio sync, and I can't help but feel Fassbinder's style is rather standoffish, as this is the first I've seen of his work. Regardless, it's wonderful.
I had no idea what this was going to be before watching it. Pretty daring gay movie for the '70s and with full male nudity. Simple story and quite predictable but well handled.
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