22 November 2010

Veronika Voss

1982 • Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Foreign • 104 minutes • Rated R
Laura-Film/Tango Film Production
Starring Rosel Zech, Hilmar Thate


Another of Fassbinder's excursions into post-war Germany, Veronika Voss digs deeply into the obscenity of the Third Reich and German attempts to cut connections to their past. While it's film noir in expressive black and white, complete with breathtaking contrasts, it borders on gothic horror in trappings and spirit. 
Rating: A–