Germany In Autumn

Referred to, at least thematically, as the birth of the New German Cinema, GERMANY IN AUTUMN is a collection of short pieces both fictive and documentary by nine directors, including Kluge, Schlondorff, and Fassbinder. It is a response to the political terrorism in West Germany in August 1977, as well as to the German government's reaction to that terrorism. Although it is held together by Kluge's voice-over, the film is still disjointed--which should surprise no one, considering the number of people involved. Of the eight episodes the most memorable is Fassbinder's, the longest and most personally intense segment. Discussing the Baader-Meinhof terrorist deaths and...