First film version of the classic German novel was written by the novels author and runs 83 minutes. (The classic TV version made by Fassbender runs close to 15 hours). Its the story of a man,Franz Biberkopfs, who gets out of prison who tries to go straight but who finds that life and the people around him have other plans.
Its good but rather not very deep film about the difficulty of getting by in the world. The trouble is that seeing the film now, which is included in the recent DVD release by Criterion, we know that there is a great deal to the story which isn't being covered. Granted its not fair to compare two version made roughly 50 years apart, but at the same time you can't help but do it. The result, for me at least was I didn't love it as I should have.
Weakness in the compression of the story or not the real joy of the film are the scenes of the street life in Berlin since about half the film was shot on location. The street scenes alone make this a must see film.
Its good but rather not very deep film about the difficulty of getting by in the world. The trouble is that seeing the film now, which is included in the recent DVD release by Criterion, we know that there is a great deal to the story which isn't being covered. Granted its not fair to compare two version made roughly 50 years apart, but at the same time you can't help but do it. The result, for me at least was I didn't love it as I should have.
Weakness in the compression of the story or not the real joy of the film are the scenes of the street life in Berlin since about half the film was shot on location. The street scenes alone make this a must see film.