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Summary: Somewhere in the future there is a computer project called Simulacron one of which is able to simulate a full featured reality, when suddenly project leader Henry Vollmer dies. His successor Dr. Fred Stiller experiences odd phenomena. A good friend, Guenther Lause, disappears in the middle of a conversation and a week later nobody has ever heard of him. And those fits of dizzyness - Stiller cannot believe himself to be fool. There has to be an explanation for all this. Could Simulacron have something to do with it? (imdb)
"Fassbinder, who also co-adapted the film's screenplay, usually makes a point of undermining the affectation of his melodramas with jarring intrusions of camp." - Simon Abrams
Beautiful, beautiful film. But overlong and boring for long stretches without having strong enough dialogue to keep it moving. I love the visual aspect, but it felt like a film with a lot of filler.
Too bad the film heavily reminds me of my old crush, who ultimately broke my heart. But I'm not gonna get personal issues interfering with my love for this film.
I was impressed without being involved; impressed because of how far ahead of its time the story and themes were, with the costumes and design, and the virtuosity of the film making; but not involved, because of the colorlessness of the main character, the presence of a great deal of narrative padding, and a general lack of urgency. Very interesting. Was made as a TV miniseries, so it doesn't play as a movie.
An odd hybrid of a film. The style is momentarily abrasive until the cadence sweeps over you, around the end of Part 1, then it works. It takes the central, fearful hypothesis from Alphaville (see Eddie Constantine in a bizarre cameo here as the "Man in Car") and elevates it to theory. So despite its made-for-TV flaws, and trying length, it's extremely memorable - so memorable, you lose count of how many films lifted from it.
I think more could have been done with Part two, but it's an excellent set-up and puts some intriguing ideas into a world of their own. I just wished that Part two discussed the implications of the awareness they try to present.
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