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A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 74.0 / 100
1978·Drama / History / Thriller·1h 59m

DESPAIR

“A hysterical comedy”

Berlin, 1930, during the rise of Nazism. Hermann Hermann, a Russian emigrant and chocolate manufacturer, married to the capricious Lydia, loses his temper more and more every day when dealing with his workers and other businessmen; until he meets Felix, a vagrant, who seems to be physically identical to him; a disconcerting fact that leads Hermann Hermann to plot a particular way out of a fake world he actually hates.

Above the Line
Rainer Werner Fassbinder·DirectorTom Stoppard·ScreenplayVladimir Nabokov·NovelMichael Ballhaus·Director of PhotographyPeer Raben·Original Music ComposerJuliane Lorenz·Editor
Cast
Dirk Bogarde·Hermann HermannAndréa Ferréol·Lydia HermannKlaus Löwitsch·Felix WeberVolker Spengler·ArdalionBernhard Wicki·OrloviusArmin Meier·Silverman / Sergeant Brown / ForemanPeter Kern·MüllerAdrian Hoven·Inspector SchellingAlexander Allerson·MayerHark Bohm·Doctor
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 3
Rainer Werner Fassbinder·DirectorElke Vogt·Script SupervisorHarry Baer·Assistant Director
Writing· 2
Tom Stoppard·ScreenplayVladimir Nabokov·Novel
Camera· 2
Michael Ballhaus·Director of PhotographyKarl-Heinz Vogelmann·Still Photographer
Editing· 3
Juliane Lorenz·EditorRainer Werner Fassbinder·EditorChristine Fritz·Assistant Editor
Sound & Music· 3
Peer Raben·Original Music ComposerJames Willis·Sound MixerMilan Bor·Sound Mixer
Art & Design· 6
Rolf Zehetbauer·Production DesignHerbert Strabel·Art DirectionJochen Schumacher·Art DirectionDagmar Schauberger·Costume DesignerAny Nöbauer·Makeup ArtistPeter Knöpfle·Makeup Artist
Production· 6
Peter Märthesheimer·ProducerLutz Winter·Unit ManagerLutz Hengst·Production ExecutiveDieter Minx·Production SupervisorWulf Ghastaus·Unit ManagerDon French·Unit Manager
Other Departments· 5
Georg Kuhn·Wardrobe SupervisorVincent van Gogh·In Memory OfKarin Geuer·Wardrobe SupervisorUnica Zürn·In Memory OfAntonin Artaud·In Memory Of
By the Numbers
74.0
OF 100
Master Score
6.9
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

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Dominant Palette
3 colors
#FFFFFF
#000000
#A52A2A
Mood
Melancholy
Composition
Centered
Era
1970s
Visual Style
Photographic

“The movie poster for "Despair" features a divided scene. On the left, a man with red hair and a beard stands nearly nude, a pink towel wrapped around his waist.”

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Key Elements
TowelCoatDressDoor
Atmosphere
Muted
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Indoor
Design Score
7/10
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