The Candidate (1980)

Original title

Der Kandidat

Directed by

Ernst Alexander von Eschwege, Volker Schlöndorff, Stefan Aust, Alexander Kluge

Genre

documentary film, biographical film

Country

Germany

Runtime

2h 09m

Rated

6

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 3 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

This documentary examines the political career of Franz Josef Strauss, a West German politician, during his campaign for chancellor in the 1980 election. It uses archival footage and interviews to present a critical portrait of his public life and policies.

investigativepoliticalserioussomberdeliberateinformativeobservationalreflective

What happens

The Candidate (German: Der Kandidat) is a 1980 West German documentary film directed by Volker Schlöndorff, Stefan Aust, Alexander Kluge and Alexander von Eschwege. It competed in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1980 Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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