Faustrecht der Freiheit / Fist-Fight of Freedom / Fox and His Friends (1975) DVD9 and Blu-Ray Criterion Collection
on August 23rd, 2018 at 13:40
Fox and His Friends is one of Fassbinder's most poignant and accessible films. The story and performances are direct, and the look of the film is polished and inviting. Yet it is also a powerful work, dealing with some of Fassbinder's central themes, such of the search for love, and exploitation in its many forms (both gay and straight).
Franz "Fox" Biberkopf (in a rare starring role for Fassbinder, who gives a brilliantly nuanced performance) is a hapless gay carnival worker, whose partner is hauled off to prison in the opening scene. Everything changes when he wins a fortune in the lottery, and finds himself among a circle of scheming "friends," including Eugen Theiss, his charming new lover (played with ideal restraint by Peter Chatel), and Eugen's parents, who fleece Fox out of his winnings for the "noble" purpose of saving their bankrupt company.
BD50 + DVD9 | 1080p AVC, NTSC | 02:04:10 | 45.3 Gb + 7.23 Gb
Language: Deutsch
Subtitles: English
Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Cast: Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Peter Chatel, Karlheinz Bohm, Adrian Hoven, Christiane Maybach, Kurt Raab
Country: West Germany
Genre: Drama, Romance
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