San Domingo (1970)

Directed by

Hans-Jürgen Syberberg

Genre

drama film

Country

Germany

Runtime

2h 18m

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 4 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.

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How it feels

A man joins a hippie commune and the members learn that he comes from a wealthy family. They pretend he has been kidnapped and demand a ransom from his parents. The film is loosely based on a Heinrich von Kleist story.

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What happens

San Domingo is a 1970 West German drama film directed by Hans-Jürgen Syberberg. It tells the story of a man who joins a rock music hippie commune. When the commune members learn that his family is wealthy, they tell his parents that he has been kidnapped and demand a ransom. The film is loosely based on the story Betrothal in St. Domingo by Heinrich von Kleist. The actors are primarily non-professionals. The film received the 1971 Deutscher Filmpreis for Best Cinematography and Best Music. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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