Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?

Why Does Herr R. Run Amok? (1970)

Genres - Drama  |   Sub-Genres - Crime Drama, Psychological Drama  |   Run Time - 85 min.  |   Countries - Germany  |   MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Dan Pavlides

A technical designer enjoys a comfortable life with his wife and child. He has the approval of his boss and is in good health except for smoking too much according to his doctor. His wife is visited by a girlfriend one Sunday afternoon. The man is bored watching television and grabs a chandelier and kills the conversing women and his child. In a chilling display of nonchalance, he contemplates his own death by hanging in this disturbing feature. This film was the fourth for director Rainer Werner Fassbinder.

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draftsman, boredom, family, frustration, killing, suicide