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Why Does Herr R. Run Amok? ( German: Warum läuft Herr R. Amok?) is a 1970 West German drama film directed by Michael Fengler and Rainer Werner Fassbinder. It was entered into the 20th Berlin International Film Festival.
Herr R. will run amok. But when? The film's genius lies in precisely this, the excruciating slow burn, the build-up of crushing banalities leading to the act of extreme violence at the end.
Nov 17, 1977 · Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?: Directed by Michael Fengler, Rainer Werner Fassbinder. With Lilith Ungerer, Kurt Raab, Amadeus Fengler, Lilo Pempeit. With slicked-down hair and three-piece suits, dependable Herr Raab is a technical draftsman.
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- Drama
- Michael Fengler, Rainer Werner Fassbinder
- 1977-11-17
- Happy Family
- Running Amok
- Conclusion
The titular Herr R, portrayed by Fassbinder favorite Kurt Raab, is a technical draftsman at a small architectural firm in Munich. His work is sound, but his boss wants him to expand beyond pure technicality into creativity and problem solving, something that Herr R can’t seem to wrap his mind around. Nonetheless, he’s hoping for a promotion, mostly...
Said explosion does not come until the last ten minutes of Why Does Herr R Run Amok?. The rest of the film’s 90 or so minutes is constructed from painfully long takes that perfectly illustrate the encroaching ennui in Herr R’s life. Rather than cut to a new shot, the camera will slowly move throughout a scene, often lingering on the faces of the li...
Despite not being as well known as some of his later masterpieces, such as The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant or Ali: Fear Eats the Soul, Why Does Herr R Run Amok? makes for an ideal introduction to the expansive oeuvre of Rainer Werner Fassbinder. What do you think? Are you familiar with the works of Rainer Werner Fassbinder? What is your favorite...
May 5, 2014 · Why Does Herr R. Run Amok? With a sardonic, scalpel-like technique, Rainer Werner Fassbinder and his co-director, Michael Fengler, calmly and gleefully flay the West German version of...
Why Does Herr R. Run Amok? Herr R. (Kurt Raab), a quietly diligent technical draftsman, has been working at the same architectural firm for a year and a half. At home, Herr R. and his...
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- Drama
Notorious Fassbinder black comedy about a middle-class man, unable to cope with the increasing problems of modern life, who suddenly murders his family. The characters are called by the actors' names to heighten the sense of reality. Film is based on a case history.
