Berlin Alexanderplatz - Season 1 Episode 14 My Dream of the Dream of Franz Biberkopf by Alfred Döblin, An Epilogue
In a fantasy sequence, Franz walks along a street of the dead with two angels. He finds Mieze, but she disappears from his arms. Reinhold is in prison for the crimes committed by a man whose identity he has acquired. He is anguished that his cellmate and lover is being released. Franz is taken to an asylum. Much of the rest of the episode takes place in his imagination. Franz’s being run over by the car is re-enacted with different characters taking on the roles of victim and driver. In a striking sequence, Franz and Mieze are treated like animals being slaughtered in an abattoir. On a nativity set Franz is raised on a cross as the other characters watch. An atom bomb goes off in the background and the angels clear the dead. The surreal imagery ceases suddenly and Franz is at Reinhold’s trial testifying to his good character. Reinhold is given ten years for manslaughter. Eva tells Franz she has lost the baby. The film concludes with Franz as an assistant gatekeeper at a factory. He is alert to his job but not to what is going on in the world as war is on the horizon.
Year: 1980
Country: Germany
Studio: Das Erste
Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Cast: Günter Lamprecht, Hanna Schygulla, Barbara Sukowa, Gottfried John, Ivan Desny, Barbara Valentin
Crew: Thomas Schühly (Assistant Director), Anni Nöbauer (Makeup & Hair), Günter Rohrbach (Producer), Juliane Lorenz (Editor), Gunther Witte (Producer), Peter Märthesheimer (Producer)
First Air Date: Oct 12, 1980
Last Air date: Dec 29, 1980
Season: 1 Season
Episode: 14 Episode
Runtime: 60 minutes
IMDb: 7.60/10 by 36.00 users
Popularity: 15.904
Language: German
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My Dream of the Dream of Franz Biberkopf by Alfred Döblin, An Epilogue
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