West Germany / France,
1984, 126 min
Plots(1)
Karl Rossmann, a young German immigrant, accepts his rich uncle's invitation to move to New York where he encounters a strange America of unwarranted optimism and quickness to assign guilt. Adapted from the first chapter of Kafka's unfinished novel, Amerika. (Locarno Festival)
Cast
Christian Heinisch
Best movies:
Class Relations (1984)
Nazzareno Bianconi
Best movies:
Class Relations (1984)
Mario Adorf
Switzerland
Best movies:
Winnetou (1963)
The Devil Strikes at Night (1957)
Marco Polo (1982) (series)
Thom Andersen
USA
Best movies:
Class Relations (1984)
Harun Farocki
German Empire
Best movies:
Class Relations (1984)
Laura Betti
Italy
Best movies:
1900 (1976)
La dolce vita (1960)
Blackout in Rome (1960)
Alfred Edel
German Empire
Best movies:
The Artist in the Circus Dome: Clueless (1968)
Stroszek (1977)
The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1974)
Libgart Schwarz
Austria
Hermann Hartmann
Best movies:
Class Relations (1984)