- Year: 1990
- Country: Germany
- Director: Jörg Buttgereit
- Starring: Hermann Kopp, Heinrich Ebber
An experimental 2nd feature for Buttgereit, this one is a series of vignettes (each named for a day of the week) that centers around the theme of suicide. It’s incredibly bleak, but never glamorizing or exploitative – it seems the purpose here isn’t so much to shock (such as he did with Nekromantic) but to show death in such a way that one walks away appreciating life even more. Look, it’s not easy to watch by any means and it is quite graphic (vignettes are inter-cut with a fast-motion portrait of a body in various stages of decomposition) but I have to give a thumbs up here to Buttgereit for tackling such a heavy subject in such an artistic way: Jean-Luc Godard’s influence can be felt throughout, something the director himself acknowledged. A rewarding experience and one you won’t soon forget. Fun for the whole family, of course.
Cinema Del Peppel 