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The Niklashausen Journey

Original title: Die Niklashauser Fart
  • TV Movie
  • 19701970
  • 1h 30m
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The Niklashausen Journey (1970)
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Can a small group of people start a proletarian revolution, asks the "Black Monk" in a leather jacket. The medieval shepherd, Hans Boehm, claims to have been called by the Virgin Mary to cre... Read allCan a small group of people start a proletarian revolution, asks the "Black Monk" in a leather jacket. The medieval shepherd, Hans Boehm, claims to have been called by the Virgin Mary to create a revolt against the church and the landowners. The "Black Monk" suggests that he woul... Read allCan a small group of people start a proletarian revolution, asks the "Black Monk" in a leather jacket. The medieval shepherd, Hans Boehm, claims to have been called by the Virgin Mary to create a revolt against the church and the landowners. The "Black Monk" suggests that he would have more success if he dressed up Johanna and had her appear as the Virgin Mary.
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576
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    • Directors
      • Rainer Werner Fassbinder
      • Michael Fengler
    • Writers
      • Rainer Werner Fassbinder
      • Michael Fengler
    • Stars
      • Michael König
      • Hanna Schygulla
      • Margit Carstensen
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    • Directors
      • Rainer Werner Fassbinder
      • Michael Fengler
    • Writers
      • Rainer Werner Fassbinder
      • Michael Fengler
    • Stars
      • Michael König
      • Hanna Schygulla
      • Margit Carstensen
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    • 7User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
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    Michael König
    • Hans Boehm
    Hanna Schygulla
    Hanna Schygulla
    • Johanna
    Margit Carstensen
    Margit Carstensen
    • Magarethe
    Michael Gordon
    • Antonio
    Günther Kaufmann
    Günther Kaufmann
    • Leader of the farmers
    • (as Günter Kaufmann)
    Kurt Raab
    Kurt Raab
    • Bishop
    Franz Maron
    Franz Maron
    • Magarethe's husband
    Walter Sedlmayr
    Walter Sedlmayr
    • Priest
    Karl Scheydt
    Karl Scheydt
    • Niklashausen citizen
    • (as Karl Scheidt)
    Chris Karrer
    • Self
    • (as Amon Düül II)
    Hanna Köhler
    • Sängerin
    Peter Leopold
    • Self
    • (as Amon Düül II)
    Falk Rogner
    • Self
    • (as Amon Düül II)
    John Weinzierl
    • Self
    • (as Amon Düül II)
    Peter Berling
    Peter Berling
    • Executioner
    • (uncredited)
    Ingrid Caven
    Ingrid Caven
      Carla Egerer
      Carla Egerer
        Rainer Werner Fassbinder
        Rainer Werner Fassbinder
        • Black Monk
        • (uncredited)
        • Directors
          • Rainer Werner Fassbinder
          • Michael Fengler
        • Writers
          • Rainer Werner Fassbinder
          • Michael Fengler
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        • Trivia
          Hanna Köhler's debut.
        • Connections
          Referenced in Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten: Daniel der Zauberer (2016)
        • Soundtracks
          Untitled Jam
          Written by Amon Düül II

          Performed by Amon Düül II

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        9/10
        A frequently exhilarating, strangely edifying work of agitprop cinema!
        An effete, Robert Plant-like messianic figure with a galvanizing line in socio-political rhetoric is instructed by holy mother Mary to stoically undertake an oracular exodus to Niklashausen, and thereby righteously rabble rouse the oppressed proletariat to forcibly emancipate themselves from the crushing yoke of capitalism and deleterious psychic constraints of ecclesiastical dogma! Right on, man!!!!! While some may find Fassbinder's aggressively didactic exodus 'The Niklashausen Journey' a trifle strident at times, this frequently exhilarating, strangely edifying work of agitprop cinema has clearly influenced the beauteous cinema of Derek Jarman, and I would be very surprised if the irrepressible sleaze n' cheeze supremo John Waters wasn't a huge fan of it too!

        Considering Fassbinder's background, the verbose, artsy film's overt theatricality seems inevitable, and while he certainly articulates his voice with a Stentorian rigour,the extremely colourful performances from his super-expressive troupe of fine actors are no less vividly rendered, featuring expressly robust work from a grotesque-looking Kurt Raab as the porcine, wickedly degenerated Bishop, and Fassbinder's effervescent muse Hanna Schygulla is a shimmering crystalline beacon of eternally captivating light! If Ken Russell had directed 'Weekend' instead of Godard it might somewhat partially resemble maestro Fengler & Fassbinder's tub-thumping, iconoclastic, Red Flag waving 'The Niklashausen Journey'. I absolutely adored it, but I also actively like Billy Blanks movies, so one should dismiss everything I say with suspicion! Beautifully shot on 16 mm, the technical merits are outstanding, with a beguilingly innovative score by Peer Raben, and featuring a thrilling live performance by trance-rock titans Amon Düül II proved to be a demonstrative highlight!
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        • Release date
          • October 26, 1970 (West Germany)
        • Country of origin
          • West Germany
        • Language
          • German
        • Also known as
          • Die Niklashauser Fahrt
        • Filming locations
          • Feldkirchen, Carinthia, Austria
        • Production companies
          • Janus Film und Fernsehen
          • Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR)
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        • Budget
          • DEM 550,000 (estimated)
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        • Runtime
          1 hour 30 minutes
        • Color
          • Color
        • Sound mix
          • Mono
        • Aspect ratio
          • 1.33 : 1

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