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1983 |
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DRAMA
REMAKE
FOREIGN
EPIC
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Length: |
930 |
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A pimp (Guntar Lamprecht) is released from jail and takes to the Berlin streets in the late 20s.
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Reviewed by Chris Tookey
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A portrait of a city, in much the same way as James Joyce's Ulysses depicted Dublin. Made for German TV in 14 episodes, this is an epic in the Germanic style: i.e. it sees its characters virtually throughout as victims. Xaver Schwarzenberger's cinematography is excellent, however. It's a remake of Phil Jutzi's 1931 film, which had the not inconsiderable merit of only running two hours. |
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