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Why Does Herr R. Run Amok? (German: Warum läuft Herr R. Amok?) is a 1970 West German drama film directed by Michael Fengler and Rainer Werner Fassbinder. It was entered into the 20th Berlin International Film Festival.
- Michael Fengler
- Dietrich Lohmann
- Lilith Ungerer
Most importantly: why does Herr R. run amok? Sort by: Add a Comment. warsopomop. • 7 yr. ago. One of the best films on the banality of day-to-day life and stored-up aggressions that are waiting to surface. A very under-represented topic in film, given the fact that most murders happen within the family under exactly these circumstances.
Nov 17, 1977 · Directed by Michael Fengler, Rainer Werner Fassbinder. With Lilith Ungerer, Kurt Raab, Amadeus Fengler, Lilo Pempeit. With slicked-down hair and three-piece suits, dependable Herr Raab is a technical draftsman. He gets along with his colleagues although his boss wants him to go beyond technical cleanliness to problem solving.
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- Drama
- Michael Fengler, Rainer Werner Fassbinder
- 1977-11-17
- Happy Family
- Running Amok
- Conclusion
The titular Herr R, portrayed by Fassbinder favorite Kurt Raab, is a technical draftsman at a small architectural firm in Munich. His work is sound, but his boss wants him to expand beyond pure technicality into creativity and problem solving, something that Herr R can’t seem to wrap his mind around. Nonetheless, he’s hoping for a promotion, mostly...
Said explosion does not come until the last ten minutes of Why Does Herr R Run Amok?. The rest of the film’s 90 or so minutes is constructed from painfully long takes that perfectly illustrate the encroaching ennui in Herr R’s life. Rather than cut to a new shot, the camera will slowly move throughout a scene, often lingering on the faces of the li...
Despite not being as well known as some of his later masterpieces, such as The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant or Ali: Fear Eats the Soul, Why Does Herr R Run Amok? makes for an ideal introduction to the expansive oeuvre of Rainer Werner Fassbinder. What do you think? Are you familiar with the works of Rainer Werner Fassbinder? What is your favorite...
Why Does Herr R. Run Amok? Herr R. (Kurt Raab), a quietly diligent technical draftsman, has been working at the same architectural firm for a year and a half. At home, Herr R. and his wife,...
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- Drama
- Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Michael Fengler
Why Does Herr R. Run Amok? With a sardonic, scalpel-like technique, Rainer Werner Fassbinder and his co-director, Michael Fengler, calmly and gleefully flay the West German version of the...
Why Does Herr R. Run Amok? ★★ Warum Lauft Herr R Amok? 1969. Notorious Fassbinder black comedy about a middle-class man, unable to cope with the increasing problems of modern life, who suddenly murders his family. The characters are called by the actors' names to heighten the sense of reality. Film is based on a case history.
