Love Is Colder Than Death (1969)
- Original title
- Liebe ist kälter als der Tod
- Directed by
- Rainer Werner Fassbinder
- Genre
- drama film, comedy film, art film
- Country
- Germany
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Rated
- 15
- Rating
- 6.2 of 10 from 58 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A small-time gangster gets involved with a sex worker and her pimp. They form a tense love triangle while planning a crime.
bleakstarkdryalienatingdeadpanminimalistcoldslow-burn
What happens
Love is Colder Than Death (German: Liebe ist kälter als der Tod) is a 1969 West German crime film written, starring, edited and directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, his feature directorial debut. The film co-stars Ulli Lommel and Hanna Schygulla, both of whom would become regular collaborators of Fassbinder. The plot follows a small-time gangster (Lommel) who is caught in a love-triangle with a sex worker (Schygulla) and her pimp (Fassbinder). The film premiered at the 19th Berlin International Film Festival, where it received a polarized reaction, but was nominated for the Golden Bear. At the 1970 German Film Awards, the film won awards for Best Ensemble Cast and Best Cinematography (Dietrich Lohmann). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Kuckucksei im Gangsternest (1969)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.