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90 minutes. Country. West Germany. Language. German. 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.
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
But this film is not just a condemnation of the alienating structures of bourgeois life. It is also a condemnation of the people who allow themselves to subsist within it. Herr R., as sympathetic at times as he may seem, is also the product of a rigid conservatism -- he needs order, rules, monotony. But these, in the end, are also his downfall.
- 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...
Why Does Herr R. Run Amok? Herr R. a middle-class German, leads a life of boredom and desperation. Between the blandness of his job and the frustration of his family life, Herr R. can find no peace. When the tensions of his excruciatingly ordinary existence build to intolerable levels, he calmly responds in brutal fashion.
Critics reviews. Herr R. a middle-class German, leads a life of boredom and desperation. Between the blandness of his job and the frustration of his family life, Herr R. can find no peace. When the tensions of his excruciatingly ordinary existence build to intolerable levels, he calmly responds in brutal fashion.
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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 the American ...
