UW Cinematheque: Wim Wenders - Portraits Along The Road
The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick (Die Angst Des Tormanns Beim Elfmeter) | West Germany | 1971 | DCP | 100 min. | German with English subtitles Director: Wim Wenders
Event Details
Date
Saturday, December 3, 2016
Time
7 p.m.
Location
4070 Vilas Hall
Description
Cast: Arthur Brauss, Erika Pluhar, Kai Fischer
Wenders’ second feature is an unconventional suspense film chronicling the day to day activities of soccer goalie/sociopath Josef Bloch (Brauss) as he wanders around Vienna after being ejected from a game. Goalie plays with the elements of a standard Hitchcockian thriller, unfolding simultaneously as verité and fever dream.
Wenders’ second feature is an unconventional suspense film chronicling the day to day activities of soccer goalie/sociopath Josef Bloch (Brauss) as he wanders around Vienna after being ejected from a game. Goalie plays with the elements of a standard Hitchcockian thriller, unfolding simultaneously as verité and fever dream.
Cost
Free
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