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Berlin Alexanderplatz – Part VII: Remember—An Oath Can Be Amputated (1980)

Posted on December 30, 2013 by yearof44films

And so Biberkopf has come to Berlin for the third time. The first time the roofs were about to slide off, then the Jews came and he was saved. The second time Lüders cheated him, but he swigged his way … Continue reading →

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Berlin Alexanderplatz – Part VI: Love Has Its Price (1980)

Posted on December 27, 2013 by yearof44films

Cursed be the man, saith Jeremiah, that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm and whose heart departeth from the Lord. For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good cometh but … Continue reading →

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Berlin Alexanderplatz – Part V: A Reaper with the Power of Our Lord (1980)

Posted on December 17, 2013 by yearof44films

Part 5 seems to mark a transition from one set of concerns (how is Franz Biberkopf going to make a life for himself outside of prison?) to another. Whatever those new concerns turn out to be exactly, they are, at … Continue reading →

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Berlin Alexanderplatz – Part IV: A Handful of People in the Depths of Silence (1980)

Posted on December 6, 2013 by yearof44films

Franz Biberkopf awakens in a dark, dingy, down-market room, a castaway in a sea of empty beer bottles, on a bender to beat all benders. Otto Lüders’ duplicity was just too much to bear; Franz has hidden himself away from … Continue reading →

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Berlin Alexanderplatz – Part I: The Punishment Begins (1980)

Posted on November 15, 2013 by yearof44films

I don’t have to, but I’m going to come clean: about five years ago I rented and watched the first three episodes of Berlin Alexanderplatz. And then I gave up. I couldn’t deal with it. I couldn’t handle the relentless … Continue reading →

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