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Germany in Autumn (1978)

Germany in Autumn poster
Original title
Deutschland im Herbst
Directed by
Peter Schubert, Maximiliane Mainka, Hans-Peter Cloos, Katja Rupé
Genre
drama film, documentary film, anthology film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 59m
Rated
12
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 29 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This is an anthology film made by multiple West German directors. It shows the mood and events in Germany during the 1977 German Autumn, when terrorist actions and state responses created a tense atmosphere. Each segment offers a different take on that period.

fragmentaryreflectivesomberatmosphericpolitically chargeddocumentary-stylecontemplative

What happens

Germany in Autumn (German: Deutschland im Herbst) is a 1978 West German anthology film about the period of 1977 known as the German Autumn, which was dominated by incidents of terrorism. The film is composed of contributions from different filmmakers, including Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Alexander Kluge, Edgar Reitz, Bernhard Sinkel, Alf Brustellin, Hans Peter Cloos, Katja Rupé, Peter Schubert and Volker Schlöndorff. It was entered into the 28th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won a Special Recognition award. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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