Movielogr
In Danger and Dire Distress the Middle of the Road Leads to Death (1974)
Directed by Alexander Kluge, Edgar Reitz
Overview
Combining fictional and documentary modes, the film takes a critical stance toward Frankfurt’s public sphere and urban redevelopment. Despite the serious formal and political concerns of the film, Kluge’s heightened sense of the absurd safeguards a reserve of utopian optimism.
Length 86 minutes
Actors
Dagmar Bödderich | Jutta Winkelmann | Kurt Jürgens | Alfred Edel | Norbert Kentrup | Willi Münch | Jutta Thomasius | Hans Drawe | Christoph Gierke | Utz Rausch