Fox and His Friends (1975)
- Original title
- Faustrecht der Freiheit
- Directed by
- Rainer Werner Fassbinder
- Genre
- drama film, LGBTQ-related film
- Country
- Germany
- Runtime
- 2h 03m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 7.2 of 10 from 152 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 working class gay man wins a lottery and falls for the wealthy son of an industrialist. His new lover exploits him financially and emotionally, revealing how love can be treated as a transaction.
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What happens
Fox and His Friends (German: Faustrecht der Freiheit, lit. 'Freedom's Law of the Jungle'; also known as Fist-Right of Freedom) is a 1975 West German drama film written and directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, starring Fassbinder, Peter Chatel and Karlheinz Böhm. The plot follows the misadventures of a working-class gay man who wins the lottery, then falls in love with the elegant son of an industrialist. His lover tries to mold him into a gilt-edged mirror of upper-class values, and ultimately swindles the easily flattered "Fox" out of his fortune. The film is an incisive look at the relationship between money and emotions. Love is seen as a commodity that can be bought for money and lasts only as long as it is profitable. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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