Wednesday, 11 February 2015

New world, old problems

Stroszek (1977)

Written and directed by Werner Herzog this film stars Burno S, Eva Mattes and Clemens Scheitz. A musician just out of prison, a prostitutes and an old man leave Germany to live with the old man's nephew in Wisconsin.

This film is a depressing look at the realities of the American dream where things are different but everything turns out the same for our down on their luck protagonists. Despite the bright lights and promises of riches the characters quickly fall into their old habits which gives the film a more than depressing outlook. I enjoyed this film even if I'm still not a fan of Bruno S, his performance here is at least better than in The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1974).


4/5

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