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Despair (1978)
Well worth seeing -- don't read the other posters spoilers
28 September 2006 - 44 out of 51 users found this review helpful.
What can I say -- watch the film. And don't read the other posters comments -- he didn't like the film, or even bother finishing it but felt compelled to make a list of pointless spoilers in his useless comments.
This was Fassbinders shot at 'commercialism', which he failed at entirely (thankfully) but we are left with a thoughtful examination of the boundaries between self awareness and delusion. A metaphor for post war Germany? Who am I to be so pretentious ...
Strong performances, provocative script, not a light romp but neither is it a heavy slog.
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