Klassenverhältnisse (1984)
- Directed by
- Danièle Huillet, Jean-Marie Straub
- Genre
- drama film, independent film
- Country
- Germany, France
- Runtime
- 2h 06m
- Rating
- 6.8 of 10 from 15 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 young European man travels to America in search of opportunity. He encounters a series of strange situations and characters that reveal the coldness and absurdity of social systems.
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What happens
Klassenverhältnisse, known in English as Class Relations, in French as Amerika, rapports de classe, is a 1984 film by the French filmmaking duo of Jean-Marie Straub and Danièle Huillet. It is based on Franz Kafka's unfinished first novel, Amerika. The German filmmaker Harun Farocki appears as one of the leads, and the film also features a cameo from American experimental filmmaker Thom Andersen. Farocki made a documentary about the filming process, Jean-Marie Straub und Danièle Huillet bei der Arbeit an einem Film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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