My Dream of the Dream of Franz Biberkopf by Alfred Döblin, An Epilogue

Name: My Dream of the Dream of Franz Biberkopf by Alfred Döblin, An Epilogue
Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Released: 1980-12-29
Duration: 112 min
Cast: Hanna Schygulla, Barbara Sukowa, Gottfried John, Franz Buchrieser, Barbara Valentin

S1 E14 December 29, 1980 1h 52m

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Overview

In a fantasy sequence, Franz walks along a street of the dead with two angels. He finds Mieze, but she disappears from his arms. Reinhold is in prison for the crimes committed by a man whose identity he has acquired. He is anguished that his cellmate and lover is being released. Franz is taken to an asylum. Much of the rest of the episode takes place in his imagination. Franz's being run over by the car is re-enacted with different characters taking on the roles of victim and driver. In a striking sequence, Franz and Mieze are treated like animals being slaughtered in an abattoir. On a nativity set, Franz is raised on a cross as the other characters watch. An atom bomb goes off in the background and the angels clear the dead. The surreal imagery ceases suddenly and Franz is at Reinhold's trial testifying to his good character. Reinhold is sentenced to ten years for manslaughter.