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Movie Info

In this unflinching German drama by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, a group of young slackers, including the couple Erich (Hans Hirschmuller) and Marie (Hanna Schygulla), spend most of their time hanging out in front of a Munich apartment building. When a Greek immigrant named Jorgos (played by Fassbinder), moves in, however, their aimless lives are shaken up. Soon new tensions arise both within the group and with Jorgos, particularly when Marie threatens to leave Erich for the outsider.

Genre:

drama
Original Language:

German
Director:

Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Producer:

Peer Raben
Writer:

Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Release Date (Streaming):

Aug 2, 2017
Runtime:

1h 30m
Production Co:

Antiteater-X-Film
Sound Mix:

Mono
Aspect Ratio:

35mm

Cast & Crew

Hanna Schygulla
Marie

Rudolf Waldemar Brem
Paul

Lilith Ungerer
Helga

Elga Sorbas
Rosy

Doris Mattes
Gunda

Irm Hermann
Elisabeth

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Critic Reviews for Katzelmacher

All Critics (10) | Top Critics (3) | Fresh (10)

That's what Katzelmacher is: a punishment, via art, leveled at all the ignorant, egotistical racists Fassbinder had known.

September 4, 2013 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review…

Noel Murray
The Dissolve
I've described the style of the film in some detail because it is so hypnotic and eventually so comic.

May 9, 2005 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Vincent Canby
New York Times
There's less plot than usual, but the portraiture already seems firmly in place.

November 19, 2002 | Full Review…

Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader
Shot in just over a week and provides the writer-director with a larger collection of personalities to send careening against each other.

September 9, 2013 | Rating: 9/10 | Full Review…

Christopher Long
Movie Metropolis
Fassbinder's second film feels rarely moves, but simmers with a kind of rancid, unnamable anger.

August 21, 2008 | Full Review…

Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid
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June 30, 2005 | Rating: 4/5

Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
For those looking to figure out what the hell Fassbinder was all about, this is an excellent starting point.

May 18, 2003 | Full Review…

Matt Bailey
Not Coming to a Theater Near You
There's a blinding nasty truth about the young filmmaker's own generation that he richly exploits...

November 18, 2002 | Rating: B | Full Review…

Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Overt societal disillusionment with a healthy dose of violently expressed xenophobia. Understood.

November 3, 2002 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review…

Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com
It doesn't reach the level of despair of some of Fassbinder's other works, but the artistry is unquestionable.

September 24, 2002 | Rating: 4/5

Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

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Audience Reviews for Katzelmacher

Nov 26, 2015

Fassbinder is clearly much more comfortable here as he deals with xenophobia and repression.

Marcus W Super Reviewer
Aug 05, 2013

One of Fassbinder's first films is this cynical story that, even though not remarkable, was already an early indication of his talent as a filmmaker - something visible in the way he combines the naturalistic style of the Nouvelle Vague with a detached, Brechtian mode of acting.

Carlos M Super Reviewer