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Fassbinder: Romantic Anarchist (Part 2)
November 7 - 26, 2014
Fassbinder’s rarely seen TV production about a couple sucked into an endless cycle of purchases on credit and overtime is an indictment of capitalism that feels timely almost 40 years later.
Born during Germany’s economic miracle, awkward Peter (Vitus Zeplichal) seeks his indifferent parents’ affection by building them a house. After its completion fails to engender any warmth, Peter and his wife move to Munich and are promptly sucked into an endless cycle of purchases on credit and overtime. A rarely seen TV production, Fassbinder’s Sirk-inspired indictment of capitalism is a clear follow-up to The Merchant of Four Seasons and was based on an actual case study.
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