Satan's Brew (1976)
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This fast-paced black comedy by wunderkind director Rainer Werner Fassbinder follows the frantic efforts of a starving and confused writer, Walter Kranz (Kurt Raab) to beg, borrow or steal enough money to survive on, and at the same time make some sense of his confusing life. Unable to write enough to keep his publisher's royalty advances coming, he seeks out a woman he imagines is a prostitute and interviews her for material. He is also inspired to utter some poetry, which his brassy, outspoken wife identifies as coming from the famous homosexuality-advocating mystical German poet, Stefan George. This inspires Walter to take a closer look at the "gay scene," and he quickly becomes a sort of celebrity there. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
- Starring:
- Kurt Raab, Helen Vita, (more)
- Director(s):
- Rainer Werner Fassbinder
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Satan's Brew
This fast-paced black comedy by wunderkind director Rainer Werner Fassbinder follows the frantic efforts of a starving and confused writer, Walter Kranz (Kurt Raab) to beg, borrow or steal enough money to survive on, and at the same time make some sense of his confusing life. Unable to write enough to keep his publisher's royalty advances coming, he seeks out a woman he imagines is a prostitute and interviews her for material. He is also inspired to utter some poetry, which his brassy, outspoken wife identifies as coming from the famous homosexuality-advocating mystical German poet, Stefan George. This inspires Walter to take a closer look at the "gay scene," and he quickly becomes a sort of celebrity there. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 112 mins
Complete Cast of Satan's Brew
- Kurt Raab - Walter Kranz
- Margit Carstensen - Andrea
- Ingrid Caven - Lisa
- Ulli Lommel - Lauf
- Peter Chatel - Eugen
- Hannes Gromball
- Adrian Hoven
- Helen Vita - Luise Kranz
- Volker Spengler - Ernst Kranz
- Marquard Bohm - Rolf
- Y Sa Lo - Lana
- Armin Meier - Young Man
- Dieter Schidor
- Director(s):
- Rainer Werner Fassbinder
- Writer(s):
- Rainer Werner Fassbinder
- Producer(s):
- Michael Fengler
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