Fassbinder On Society (3 Dvd Set)

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ITEM DETAILS
- Title:
- Fassbinder On Society (3 Dvd Set)
- TV Standard:
- PAL
- Format:
- 3 DVD Brackley Case
- Genre:
- Foreign
- Running Time:
- 296 mins
- Aspect Ratio:
- 1.33:1
- Languages:
- German (Dolby Digital 2.0)
- Rating:
- R18+
- Available:
- 03-12-2008
- Label:
- Madman
RW Fassbinder's keen critique of German society is none more obvious than in this three-film boxset combining Katzelmacher, Chinese Roulette and Satan's Brew, films in which he rages against societal pressures to do with xenophobia, the institution of marriage, patriarchy and the fetishisation of consumerism. Fassbinder's revolutionary spirit comes to the fore in these rare and insightful films.
Katzelmacher: In Munich, a group of friends enjoy the banality of their structured lives: arguing, chatting, smoking and having sex, their days are uneventful until a Greek immigrant sparks sexual jealousy which leads to racial hostility.
Chinese Roulette: Wealthy and powerful Gerhard, convinvced his wife and disabled daughter are elsewhere, takes his mistress up to his sprawling chateau. To his surprise, he walks in to find his wife on the floor with her own lover...
Satan's Brew: Walter Kranz is stuck in the grips of writer's block, and uses his abundant time by indulging his other passion - sado-masochistic sex. But after his lover is accidentally shot, Walter begins to spiral hilariously out of control.
Special Features:
Bonus documentary: FASSBINDER 1977
Audio Commentary on Katzelmacher by Dr. Kenneth Moulden
Insert Essay on Katzelmacher by Jonathon Rosenbaum
Insert Essay on Satan's Brew by Andrew Grossman












