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In Danger and Dire Distress the Middle of the Road Leads to Death

In Gefahr und größter Not bringt der Mittelweg den Tod

1974 · 1h 26m · Drama · Germany

Combining fictional and documentary modes, the film takes a critical stance toward Frankfurt's public sphere and urban redevelopment. Despite the serious formal and political concerns of the film, Kluge's heightened sense of the absurd safeguards a reserve of utopian optimism.

Written & directed by
Alexander Kluge, Edgar Reitz
Starring
Dagmar Bödderich, Jutta Winkelmann, Kurt Jürgens, Alfred Edel
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