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Despair

In early-1930s Berlin, an elegant Russian émigré and eccentric chocolatier convinces himself that he has seen his doppelgänger, and hatches a murderous plan to trade his existence for an entirely new one. Will he get over the deep...

Director

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Year

Genre

Box Office

$8,144

Production

Bavaria Studios

Awards

3 wins & 1 nomination

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Alexander Allerson

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Perebrodov

Elsie

Secretary Schmidt

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2nd Landlady

Orlovius

Innkeeper

Woman in Pension

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Russia! - Despair

What's that accident all about - Despair

What's that accident all about

Lydia? - Despair

How dare you come into this room partly clothed - Despair

How dare you come into this room partly clothed

I'd like to know what's
going on in your head... - Despair

I'd like to know what's going on in your head...

Since it is not a chocky-wocky... - Despair

Since it is not a chocky-wocky...

"He's dead. We always
respected you, Sergeant Brown." - Despair

"He's dead. We always respected you, Sergeant Brow...

Good morning, Mr. Hermann. - Despair

Good morning, Mr. Hermann.

The liquor centers are not moving well. - Despair

The liquor centers are not moving well.

Hello, you! - Despair

If you're not coming to bed,
you could at least bring me my book! - Despair

If you're not coming to bed, you could at least bring m...

All I really am... - Despair

All I really am...

You have my face. - Despair

You have my face.

- Hello!
- Hello? - Despair

- Hello! - Hello?

This chocolate... - Despair

This chocolate...

What are you doing? - Despair

What are you doing?

Is this your contribution
to political art? - Despair

Is this your contribution to political art?

You can have it. - Despair

You can have it.

Ardalion! - Despair

Here's to my long and happy life. - Despair

Here's to my long and happy life.

It looks like Hermann... - Despair

It looks like Hermann...

Snap! - Despair

- Snap!
- Forfeit! That's the Queen! - Despair

- Snap! - Forfeit! That's the Queen!

Friendship... - Despair

Felix, wait! - Despair

Excuse me. - Despair

When did you ever dream
of having one hundred? - Despair

When did you ever dream of having one hundred?

Some sort of double cross? Huh? - Despair

Some sort of double cross? Huh?

Do you remember a painting
you made... of two roses... - Despair

Do you remember a painting you made... of two roses...

Is that the one? - Despair

Is that the one?

My offer still stands: 35 marks. - Despair

My offer still stands: 35 marks.

Your... Pushkin... letter. - Despair

Your... Pushkin... letter.

- What is it?
- It's a man. - Despair

- What is it? - It's a man.

- What does he look like?
- Sort of poor. With a shoulder bag. - Despair

- What does he look like? - Sort of poor. With a shoulder ba...

Tell him to go to hell!
And I'm not at home! - Despair

Tell him to go to hell! And I'm not at home!

- Tell him I've gone...
- Changed your mind? - Despair

- Tell him I've gone... - Changed your mind?

How about this one? - Despair

How about this one?

- Dead?
- So I thought. - Despair

- Dead? - So I thought.

Nothing would deflect him
from the path that he had chosen: - Despair

Nothing would deflect him from the path that he had chosen:

- Hermann...
- What? - Despair

- Hermann... - What?

A bourgeois capitalist from top to toe. - Despair

A bourgeois capitalist from top to toe.

What else have I forgotten? - Despair

What else have I forgotten?

Now, Hermann. - Despair

Hermann didn't have
an enemy in the world. - Despair

Hermann didn't have an enemy in the world.

Excuse me, Mr. Orlovius.
Do you have a moment for me? - Despair

Excuse me, Mr. Orlovius. Do you have a moment for me?

You said something about
a blackmailing letter, didn't you? - Despair

You said something about a blackmailing letter, didn't ...

I realize money can be
no compensation for his loss. - Despair

I realize money can be no compensation for his loss.

Will you stay in Berlin? - Despair

Will you stay in Berlin?

My name is Felix Weber. - Despair

My name is Felix Weber.

I'm very fond of...
sparrows, squirrels, moles... - Despair

I'm very fond of... sparrows, squirrels, moles...

Inspector Brun. - Despair

Inspector Brun.

I had a premonition
about this, Inspector! - Despair

I had a premonition about this, Inspector!

The man, he was wearing
your husband's clothes. - Despair

The man, he was wearing your husband's clothes.

Of course. - Despair

It must be Hermann. - Despair

It must be Hermann.

I'm expecting a message. - Despair

I'm expecting a message.

- How did they know?
- Know? - Despair

- How did they know? - Know?

Rubbish! Rubbish! - Despair

Rubbish! Rubbish!

Look here... - Despair

I came here for the peace and quiet. - Despair

I came here for the peace and quiet.

Good. - Despair

What instrument do you play? - Despair

What instrument do you play?

- Sir?
- Have you a free room? - Despair

- Sir? - Have you a free room?

My key? - Despair

- Come.
- Hermann Hermann? - Despair

- Come. - Hermann Hermann?

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In early-1930s Berlin, an elegant Russian émigré and eccentric chocolatier convinces himself that he has seen his doppelgänger, and hatches a murderous plan to trade his existence for an entirely new one. Will he get over the deep...

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Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Writer: Tom Stoppard, Vladimir Nabokov

Production: Bavaria Studios

Genre: drama, history

Year: 1978

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 6.9

BoxOffice: $8,144

Released: 20 Sep 1978

Awards: 3 wins & 1 nomination

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