Stroszek

FRG, 1977, directed by Werner Herzog

115 Minuten / 35mm / OV w/ Engl. sub

After his release from prison, a street musician (Bruno S.), who plays in apartment courtyards, tries to escape the constraints and rejections he suffers by deciding to emigrate to America with his girlfriend Eva (Eva Mattes) and neighbor Mr Scheitz (Clemens Scheitz). Initially, all seems to turn out well. Then, the financial problems catch up with them. Bruno eventually seizes a ski-lift moving up and down in endless circles, while his car burns out at the station below and chickens perform an incessant dance in a sort of animal peepshow: one of the strongest closing images in the Herzog cosmos.

The screening is part of the film series “Werner Herzog”.

→ Kino Arsenal – Potsdamer Straße 2 – 10785 Berlin | Admission: € 8,50