Loved the critique of the elite of this post-WWII Germany town, who make money through corruption and controlling building contracts. It's a pretty cynical tale, as a new building inspector (Armin Mueller-Stahl) only begins to consider exposing them when he gets jealous of the attentions of a prostitute, Lola (Barbara Sukowa). There are several characters here that have false respectable fronts, and who sell a part of themselves for money. The garish colors that Fassbinder gives us are meant to go with the garish human behavior, but to me the look of the film was not all that appealing, and I also thought it could have been about a half hour shorter for its simple plot. Not bad, and I credit him for what he was going for, but not one I'd probably want to revisit.
Favorite exchange: Do you want to revolutionize our economic system? I reject revolution. I'm a humanist. You reject revolution. You're a humanist. Then you'll have to put up with crows and birds of prey.
Favorite exchange: Do you want to revolutionize our economic system? I reject revolution. I'm a humanist. You reject revolution. You're a humanist. Then you'll have to put up with crows and birds of prey.