31 July 2008
Trash and Treasure: Michelle Carey on 'Fox and His Friends'
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Review
by Jason Di Rosso
This week Melbourne international senior programmer Michelle Carey on Fox and His Friends ('Faustrecht der Freiheit'), the 1975 German film written, directed and starring Rainer Werner Fassbinder. It's about a working class gay man who wins the lottery and starts a relationship with a rich dandy whose family owns a factory. But as Fox climbs the social ladder, he is out of his element and it becomes clear his new friends are only after his money.
Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Cast: Peter Chatel, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Karlheinz Böhm, Adrian Hoven, Christiane Maybach, Harry Baer, Hans Zander, Kurt Raab, Rudolf Lenz, Karl Scheydt, Peter Kern, Karl-Heinz Staudenmeyer
Producer: Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Script: Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Christian Hohoff
Cinematographer: Michael Ballhaus
Editor: Thea Eymèsz
Music: Peer Raben
Running time: 123
Australian distributor: Wellspring DVD
Language: German
