Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980) TV Mini-Series
In late-1920s Berlin, Franz Biberkopf is released from prison and vows to go straight; however he soon finds himself embroiled in the city's criminal underworld.
Country: Italy, West Germany
Directed By: Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Written By: Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Alfred Döblin
Starring: Gottfried John, Hanna Schygulla, Brigitte Mira, Günter Lamprecht, Elisabeth Trissenaar, Karin Baal, Franz Buchrieser, Peter Kollek, Barbara Sukowa, Claus Holm, Karlheinz Braun, Roger Fritz
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Berlin Alexanderplatz belongs to 43 collections
1. Criterion Collection (public: moderated by caffe - 138 stars)
2. boobs (public: moderated by Pickpocket - 43 stars)
3. They Shoot Pictures 1,000 Greatest Films (2008 revision) (public: moderated by Scottathon - 37 stars)
4. They Shoot Pictures 1,000 Greatest Films (2010 revision) (public: moderated by MMAlpha - 32 stars)
5. New York Times' The Best 1,000 Movies Ever Made (public: moderated by theficionado - 28 stars)
6. They Shoot Pictures 1,000 Greatest Films (2014 revision) (public: moderated by Jehan - 27 stars)
7. They Shoot Pictures 1,000 Greatest Films (2012 revision) (public: moderated by PeaceAnarchy - 25 stars)
8. Over 3 Hours Long (public: moderated by djross - 17 stars)
9. They Shoot Pictures 1,000 Greatest Films (2017 revision) (public: moderated by medium pizza - 17 stars)
10. They Shoot Pictures' Recommended Viewing (public: moderated by Cinephile - 16 stars)
11. They Shoot Pictures 1,000 Greatest Films (2013 revision) (public: moderated by rant1229 - 16 stars)
12. Miniseries (public - 14 stars)
13. They Shoot Pictures 1,000 Greatest Films (2011 revision) (public: moderated by PeaceAnarchy - 14 stars)
14. Sight and Sound 2012 (public: moderated by DavidB - 13 stars)
15. Great color cinematography (public: moderated by Alex Watkins - 11 stars)
16. TimeOut's 1000 films to change your life (public: moderated by ppinocchio - 9 stars)
17. New German Cinema (public: moderated by lucbapt - 9 stars)
18. Sight and Sound 2002 (public: moderated by PeaceAnarchy - 9 stars)
19. IMDb Top Miniseries (public: moderated by PeaceAnarchy - 9 stars)
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21. David Thomson's 1000 Films (public: moderated by MMAlpha - 6 stars)
22. Epic (public: moderated by Spunkie - 5 stars)
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24. TV - 1001 TV Series You Must Watch (public: moderated by KasperL - 5 stars)
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26. They Shoot Pictures 1,000 Greatest Films (2007 revision) (public: moderated by Scottathon - 4 stars)
27. TIME All-Time 100 (public: moderated by iceblox - 3 stars)
28. Berlin (public: moderated by slug - 3 stars)
29. Really Really Long: 5+ Hours (public: moderated by Dorkovsky - 3 stars)
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The bloated pinnacle of New German Cinema, and among Fassbinder's last and decidedly his best work. I've discussed before that there's a tenuous link between Fassbinder's prolific work and the quality of work and this is an excellent example. It took me five years and three restarts to finish this mini-series. The episodes vary from profound to profoundly dull, but by the end of it, should you stick to it, you may feel as emotionally downtrodden as Biberkopf himself, for that, this is effective.
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| Dec 08, 2015 | GLADos | 95 97% |
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Suda Balık | 95 91% |
| Aug 28, 2015 |  |
JakeAesthete | 47 47% |
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Well, this more or less lives up to its reputation as the Ultimate Feel-Bad Experience, i'll give it that much. Yet despite the not undeserved acclaim, i can't really bring myself to consider it one of my favorites of Fassbinder's, less because of any single substantial flaw than because 16 hours is just a hell of a lot of Fassbinder to take, and is almost inevitably a bit uneven despite the talent involved, and i'd be lying if it didn't seriously drag at times (on top of being a huge drag).
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| Jul 19, 2015 |  |
syenigun | 95 98% |
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ForrestQ | 81 75% |
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atreides | 98 95% |
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loc42 | 100 99% |
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There is something very very German in this movie, like all other movies of Fassbinder, Biberkopf is the perfect protype of the lower-middle class German citizen who sways between prosperity and misery, virtue and vice, vividness and boredom. In that sense the plot shares the general theme of the antagonism of the good and evil in the German tragic drama and Fassbinder tries to emphasize the everyday dullness of the German life despite the everchanging modernist background.
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Adam P-D | 30 25% |
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DingoBerger | 95 96% |
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Suture Self | 10 96% |
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Fassbinder's mammoth, dreamlike portrait of a derelict man-baby and the whores, criminals, and drunks he associates with. Franz's inability to keep things straight and narrow seems to be both a personal failure and symptomatic of a greater systemic problem, in which the German people have been rendered broken and infantile, their eyes barely half open; easy targets for abuse and manipulation. It's no surprise, then, to see why the average German might have embraced his/her National Socialism...
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An effective summary of this masterpiece would be nearly impossible to do - it is intensive. We witness the dynamics of sadomasochistic relationships and the bleak way of life taken on in Berlin in the Weimar era. There are countless parallels you can pull from this intricately woven tale, and it demands analyzation. This is not something to be taken lightly. Beautifully shot, incredible mise en scene and every actor involved delivers a deeply engrossing performance. An entire world is here.
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Alfred Döblin as moving pictures: Magical!
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O son bölüm, benim sinema yolculugum adina unutulmaz bir deneyimdi. (13 part'in ardindan geldigi zaman anlamlaniyor tabii.) Renklerin ve isigin müthis kullanimiyla yaratilan o puslu, kasvetli dünyanin içine girmemek mümkün degil. Gottfried John ve Barbara Sukowa'nin oyunculuklari muhtesem! Ayrica "dis ses"in en çok yakistigi filmlerden.
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Who needs Dekalog when there's Berlin Alexanderplatz?
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SlantMag | 25 61% |
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"For its first 13 episodes, Rainer Werner Fassbinder's adaptation of Alfred Döblin's 1929 novel Berlin Alexanderplatz is most decidedly a masterpiece." - Keith Uhlich
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The look is quite unusual: a mix of soft-focus shots where everything seems to glow & sparkle, some coarse, super-grainy telephoto-looking shots, and some flat, neutral-coloured, painting-looking shots. It really creates a dreamlike effect. The sheer length of the work is put to good use, making it one of the few films I can think of with the scope of a good novel, but the narrative keeps a pretty clear focus and the pacing isn't particularly slow -- it's just really long.
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IMDb-byvotes | 88 99% |
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PeaceAnarchy | 90 94% |
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Really fascinating and accessible story that feels like reading a wonderful novel. With the runtime Fassbinder has time to explore a multitude of themes, from individual ones like love and liberty, to social ones like poverty and politics. There are times when it's a bit of a drag but most of the time the human and social drama keeps you hooked. Then there's the epilogue which has a totally different style but works pretty well in its own way.
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a bit of a slog at times but worth it for the epilogue
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