End of the Commune?
Ende einer Kommune?
Synopsis
A documentary about Fassbinder and the early years of the legendary Antiteater, the group he was a member/leader of. You can here see and hear some of the actors he was going to use in his movies for the next years. The movie shows rehearsals for his play "The Coffeehouse," which also became a television movie, and you can watch unique footage from the 19th Film Festival in Berlin (1969) where "Love is Colder Than Death" was shown. As told in this documentary, his first feature movie was given a cold shoulder by many of the journalists and visitors at the festival. You can in "End of the Commune" watch Fassbinder and actor Ulli Lommel walk out on stage after the opening of "Love is Colder Than Death,” while a man in the audience is shouting "Out with the director!” In this documentary, Fassbinder also talks a lot about his father, who was a respectable doctor.
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Joachim von Mengershausen
- Screenplay & Story
- Joachim von Mengershausen
- Original Title
- Ende einer Kommune?
- Country of Origin
- Germany
- Spoken Languages
- German
- Runtime
- 49m
- Production Studios
- Süddeutscher Rundfunk
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Joachim von Mengershausen
Joachim von Mengershausen
Jürgen Haigis
Department Leadership Roster
Joachim von Mengershausen
Director
Joachim von Mengershausen
Writer
Jürgen Haigis
Director of Photography
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What is End of the Commune? about?
A documentary about Fassbinder and the early years of the legendary Antiteater, the group he was a member/leader of. You can here see and hear some of the actors he was going to use in his movies for the next years. The movie shows rehearsals for his play "The Coffeehouse," which also became a television movie, and you can watch unique footage from the 19th Film Festival in Berlin (1969) where "Love is Colder Than Death" was shown. As told in this documentary, his first feature movie was given a cold shoulder by many of the journalists and visitors at the festival. You can in "End of the Commune" watch Fassbinder and actor Ulli Lommel walk out on stage after the opening of "Love is Colder Than Death,” while a man in the audience is shouting "Out with the director!” In this documentary, Fassbinder also talks a lot about his father, who was a respectable doctor.
Who directed End of the Commune??
End of the Commune? was directed by Joachim von Mengershausen.
Who stars in End of the Commune??
The principal cast of End of the Commune? includes Hanna Schygulla, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Irm Hermann, Kurt Raab, Gisela Otto.
When was End of the Commune? released and how long is it?
End of the Commune? was released in 1970 with a total runtime of 49m.