Berlin Alexanderplatz Fassbinder Review

He s a vividly realized allegorical golem at moments.

Berlin alexanderplatz fassbinder review. The story of franz biberkopf 1929 was his interpretation of the relationship between franz biberkopf and reinhold as a love story. Berlin alexanderplatz originally broadcast in 1980 is a 14 part television film adapted and directed by rainer werner fassbinder from the alfred döblin novel of the same name and stars günter lamprecht hanna schygulla barbara sukowa elisabeth trissenaar and gottfried john. Bɛɐ ˈliːn ʔalɛˈksandɐˌplats originally broadcast in 1980 is a 14 part west german television miniseries set in 1920s berlin and adapted and directed by rainer werner fassbinder from alfred döblin s 1929 novel of the same name it stars günter lamprecht hanna schygulla barbara sukowa elisabeth trissenaar and gottfried john. The original 1929 novel by alfred döblin on which the series is based was a major influence on rainer werner.

The complete film is 15 hours long. U ntil its self described two hour epilogue rainer werner fassbinder s adaptation of alfred döblin s 1929 novel berlin alexanderplatz is an engrossing psychological portrait of franz biberkopf günter lamprecht a weimar era worker bee whose slow corrosion of self both parallels and paves the way for the impending rise of nazism. If it s not rainer werner fassbinder s masterpiece berlin alexanderplatz a 15 hour television serial made when the director was producing his best work is certainly a work of major importance a key work whose influence can be found in many of the director s films.