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1984 West Germany film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Horror Vacui (German: Horror Vacui - Die Angst vor der Leere) is a 1984 German avant-garde film directed by Rosa von Praunheim.[1]
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| Directed by | Rosa von Praunheim |
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| Produced by | Rosa von Praunheim |
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| Cinematography | Elfi Mikesch |
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| Music by | Marran Gosov |
Production company | Rosa Von Praunheim Filmproduktion |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | West Germany |
The film was shown at international film festivals and in 1985 at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.[2]
Shot in a neo-expressionist style, the film is a satire on cults of any kind. The plot follows Frankie and Hannes, a young gay couple living in Berlin. One is studying art and the other medicine. Their happy life is disrupted when Frankie attends a lecture and quickly becomes involved in a sinister cult operating as a self-help group called "Optimal Optimism". 'Madame C', a former Nazi party member, is the leader of 'Optimal Optimism'. When the cult members find out that Frankie is gay, they rape him. Hannes has to find a way to save him.[3][1]
"If you have a soft spot for fantastic and ironic films, you won't feel any inner emptiness [horror vacui] with Praunheim's wealth of fantasy." (Cinema Film Journal)[5]
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