Rainer Werner Fassbinder: Berlin Alexanderplatz

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Author: Rainer Werner Fassbinder; Klaus Biesenbach; Susan Sontag
Publisher: Schirmer/Mosel
Category: Book

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Sales Rank: 791708

Media: Hardcover
Pages: 664
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 7.3
Dimensions (in): 12.2 x 9.6 x 2.1

ISBN: 382960310X
Dewey Decimal Number: 778
EAN: 9783829603102
ASIN: 382960310X

Publication Date: October 20, 2007
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Product Description

Alfred Doblin's 1929 Berlin Alexanderplatz is a masterpiece of modern European literature. The first German novel to adopt the technique of James Joyce, it tells the story of ex-con Franz Biberkopf. Struggling to survive among the poverty, unemployment, crime, and burgeoning Nazism of 1920s Germany, fate teases him with a little pleasure before cruelly turning him in.

In 1980, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, the genius of New German Cinema, adapted Doblin's novel into a legendary and controversial TV series starring Hanna Schygulla, Barbara Sukowa, and others. Presented in its re-mastered movie version at the 2007 Berlin film festival to unanimous acclaim, it will be on view in an international travelling exhibition.

This book features over 500 color film stills from the series, the complete script, and essays by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Susan Sontag, and exhibition curator Klaus Biesenbach.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars

The Alexanderplatz Bible September 10, 2008
Gregory Turnbull (Los Angeles, CA)
This is a dream come true for Alexanderplatzphiles. I thought I was one of the few people on the planet who adore Fassbinder's take on Doblin's novel, but for a book this copious to be produced shows that there are more of us out there than I could imagine! A beautiful, loving homage, and an invaluable companion to the video.

5 out of 5 stars

An amazing companion to an amazing film! March 31, 2008
maisoui
Do you love "Berlin Alexanderplatz" as much as my husband and I do? Are you a Fassbinder fanatic who appreciates all of his special photographic details? If so, you will adore this book. It's huge, beautifully made, and full of amazing stills from the film. The essays are also fascinating. This is a bargain!!! It's a must for all Fassbinder fans, students, and scholars.