Satan’s Brew

Satan’s Brew

1976 · 113 min · DE · 6.4 (38 votes)
Dir. Rainer Werner Fassbinder · Starring Kurt Raab, Margit Carstensen, Helen Vita, Volker Spengler, Ingrid Caven, Y Sa Lo · Music Peer Raben
ComedyDrama

A famous poet who hasn't written a word in two years unconsciously plagiarizes the work of Stefan George, while dealing with several mistresses, his dimwitted brother, and a murder investigation.

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A dizzying, darkly funny plunge into artistic desperation and existential confusion. Fassbinder's frenetic style captures a chaotic search for meaning amidst societal absurdity and personal turmoil. It's a wild, often uncomfortable, but undeniably vibrant ride.

absurdistchaoticcynicalnihilisticfreneticnew german cinemadark comedyarthousecharacter studyartistic struggleidentityexistentialismnihilism
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dark comedyplagiarismpoetdebaucheryeccentric artistgerman poetrystruggling writerloyal wifeloyal mistress
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