Franz Biberkopf is an unforgettable man: good-natured, soft, tender, but also hard, violent and brutal. Released from prison following a four-year sentence for the manslaughter of his girlfriend, he plans to make a new start and a decent life for himself. But a chaotic, decadent Berlin of the 20's is not the easiest place for an ex-con to go straight and work is hard to come by. When Franz becomes fascinated by Reinhold, a psychotic small-time crook, he is soon drawn back into a world he cannot escape. SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES: Limited edition deluxe box set (2000 copies only) 'Fassbinder: Love Without Demands' - The acclaimed 2015 feature length documentary by Christian Braad Thomsen An appreciation by writer and critic Tony Rayns Berlin Alexanderplatz - A Visual Essay by Daniel Bird A Mega Movie and it's Story' documentary by Juliane Lorenz 'The Restoration' documentary including before and after' The Original Recaps Berlinale 2007 trailer 60 page perfect bound booklet featuring new essay by Cahiers Du Cinema's Stephane du Mesnildot and archive material by Wim Wenders, Thomas Elsasser and Christian Braad Thomsen
Franz Biberkopf is an unforgettable man: his tender good natured side contradicted by moments of shocking violence. Released from prison following a four year sentence for the manslaughter of his girlfriend he plans to make a new start and a decent life for himself. But a chaotic decadent Berlin of the 20s is not the easiest place for an ex-con to go straight and work is hard to come by. When Franz becomes fascinated by Reinhold a psychotic small-time crook he is soon drawn back into a world he cannot escape. Fassbinders staggering 15 1/2 hour epic is a monument of late 20th-century filmmaking and considered to be the directors masterpiece. Following a massive restoration project overseen by the original editor it is now available for the first time on DVD.
Simulacron 1 is a highly advanced project designed to elevate conventional computer technology to a new level by creating a virtual reality inhabited by computer-generated people or 'identity units'. When the head of the project dies mysteriously after showing signs of mental disturbance Dr Stiller becomes his successor. However Stiller also begins to behave bizarrely. He speaks of people disappearing whom no one else knows belives someone is trying to murder him and has nausea attacks. As he begins to probe deeper into Simulacron the line between the real and virtual world becomes increasingly blurred and his own existence is questioned. Rainer Werner Fassbinder's 2 part TV production is a science-fiction classic that explores the notion of a computer-generated other world pre-dating The Matrix by 26 years. Since its original broadcast in 1973 it has rarely been shown and following increasing demand the Fassbinder Foundation have restored this remarkable film under the artistic direction of the film's highly acclaimed cinematographer Michael Ballhaus.
Maria (Hanna Schygulla) marries Hermann Braun in the last days of World War II only for him to disappear in the war. Alone Maria uses her beauty and ambition to prosper in Germany's ""economic miracle"" of the 1950s. Fassbinder's biggest international box-office success and the first part of his 'postwar trilogy' (along with Veronica Voss and Lola) The Marriage of Maria Braun is a heartbreaking study of a woman picking herself up from the ruins of her own life as well as a pointed metaphorical attack on a society determined to forget its past.
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