hough this 1970s, made-for-German-TV relic will strike some viewers as an arcane, counter-culture home movie, Fassbinder fans will be spellbound. A passion play commemorating 15th-century shepherd Hans Rohm's "Niklashausen pilgrimage," during which went from town to town claiming that the Blessed Virgin Mary had advised him to foment a holy war against the decadent church and upper classes, is an annual event in Germany. In 1970, iconoclastic director Rainer Werner Fassbinder and Michael Fengler staged a new version that emphasized the story's political underpinnings. Viewers are whisked behind the scenes to witness Fassbinder's audition and rehearsal process. Fassbi...
Released:
1970
Rated:
NR
Length:
86 mins