Brandstifter (1969)
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Margarethe von Trotta, Iris Berben, Veith von Fürstenberg, Dieter Noss, Christian Friedel
A politically charged student group is unsettled when a newcomer joins their shared apartment after Anka sets a department store on fire.
The story
In Cologne in 1969, students band together to resist a political order they regard as negative. Anka, convinced that words alone can no longer make her point, sets a department store on fire with an incendiary device. A young student from Hamburg then moves into the shared apartment where Anka lives. Her own worldviews unsettle the group, producing disarray and occasional discord. The film portrays student life in the late 1960s and early 1970s, including exceptionally long, politically charged monologues.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Cologne, 1969. Students band together to resist the political order, which they regard as negative. Anka sets a department store on fire with an incendiary device because she no longer believes she can argue her point of view with words alone. A young student from Hamburg moves into the shared apartment where Anka also lives, and her own worldviews throw the group into disarray and, at times, discord. The film portrays aspects of student life in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Among other things, it is notable for its exceptionally long, politically charged monologues.
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