Fabian (1980)

Directed by

Wolf Gremm

Genre

drama film

Country

Germany

Runtime

1h 57m

Rating

5.0 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man named Fabian wanders through Berlin in the early 1930s. He observes the city's social decay and personal failures during a time of political upheaval.

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What happens

Fabian (German pronunciation: [ˈfaːbi̯aːn] ) is a 1980 West German drama film directed by Wolf Gremm. It is based on the novel Fabian. Die Geschichte eines Moralisten (1931; German: Fabian. Die Geschichte eines Moralisten, pronounced [ˈfaːbi̯aːn diː ɡəˈʃɪçtə ˈaɪnəs moʁaˈlɪstn̩] ) by German author Erich Kästner. The film was chosen as West Germany's official submission to the 53rd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film, but did not receive a nomination. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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