Where to Watch Germany in Autumn (1978) in Canada

What it's about

Germany in Autumn has no typical plot; it mixes documentary footage with standard movie scenes to present the mood of Germany during the late 1970s. The film covers 2 months in 1977 when a businessman was kidnapped and murdered by the left-wing terrorists known as the RAF-Rote Armee Fraktion (Red Army Faction). The businessman was kidnapped in an effort to secure the release of the original leaders of the RAF, also known as the Baader-Meinhof gang. When the kidnapping effort and a plane hijacking effort failed, the three most prominent leaders of the RAF, Andreas Baader, Gudrun Ensslin, and Jan-Carl Raspe, all committed suicide in prison. It has become an article of faith within the left-wing community that these three were actually murdered by the state. The film has several vignettes, including an extended set of scenes with famous director Rainer Werner Fassbinder discussing his feelings about Germany's political situation at the time. Fassbinder's scenes almost seem to be candid documentary footage, but they aren't. Other scenes include documentary footage of the joint funeral of Baader, Enslin, and Raspe.

Cast and crew

Director

Alf Brustellin, Hans Peter Cloos, Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Writer

Heinrich Böll, Alf Brustellin, Hans Peter Cloos

Starring

Wolfgang Bächler, Heinz Bennent, Wolf Biermann

Details

Release date

Mar 17, 1978

Language

German

Country

West Germany

Awards

1 win & 3 nominations total

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