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Katzelmacher is a 1969 West German film written and directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, based on his own play. The film centers on an aimless group of friends whose lives are shaken up by the arrival of an immigrant Greek worker, Jorgos (played by Fassbinder himself).
Katzelmacher is a 1969 film by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, about a Greek migrant worker who faces racism and jealousy in Munich. The film explores themes of prejudice, gossip, and social alienation in a black-and-white style.
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- Rainer Werner Fassbinder
- 1969-11-22
Katzelmacher. Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s second feature depicts the intolerance of a circle of financially and sexually frustrated friends when an immigrant laborer (Fassbinder) moves to their Munich neighborhood.
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In this unflinching German drama by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, a group of young slackers, including the couple Erich (Hans Hirschmuller) and Marie (Hanna Schygulla), spend most of...
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- Hanna Schygulla
- Rainer Werner Fassbinder
- Drama
Katzelmacher. Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder • 1969 • Germany The arrival of a Greek immigrant alters the lives of a group of friends in West Germany.
Katzelmacher. Jump to Edit. Summaries. Jorgos, a migrant worker from Greece, joins a group of young people in Munich usually hanging around. This foreigner incites hostility and jealousy among them, and he is insulted as a "Communist" and "Greek dog". After having been attacked, Jorgos talks to Maria of his wish to return home.
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A group of young slackers spend most of their time hanging out in front of a Munich apartment building. When a Greek immigrant named Jorgos moves in, however, their aimless lives are shaken up. Soon new tensions arise both within the group and with Jorgos.
