Late Fassbinder has this unmistakable mix of rawness and elegance where the very precise control of the mise-en-scène he has achieved with Michael Ballhaus never makes any of it seem less alive and painful. And of course, Hanna Schygulla is a wonder, this character which is neither innocent nor cynical in any of the many contradictory paths and actions she pursues. Really one of those films where it is not empty rethoric to say it captures the soul of a country in a specific moment in time.
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