Underplayed Gems

Kassbach – Ein Porträt (1979)

Kassbach – Ein Porträt poster
Original title
Kassbach - Ein Portrait
Directed by
Peter Patzak
Genre
drama film
Country
Austria
Runtime
1h 50m
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A Viennese petty bourgeois man holds neo-Nazi views and acts on them. The film follows his daily life and interactions in 1970s Austria.

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What happens

Kassbach – Ein Porträt is a 1979 Austrian drama film directed by Peter Patzak. Walter Kohut plays the title role. Kohut embodies "the eponymous neo-Nazi 'hero,' a Viennese philistine and petit bourgeois par excellence borne of dull racism." The story is based on the novel "Kassbach oder das allgemeine Interesse am Meerschweinchen" (Kassbach or the General Interest in Guinea Pigs) by Helmut Zenker, who was also involved in the screenplay. The film was entered into the 29th Berlin International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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