(Menschen)

Content: Martin Berger’s 'Menschen' serves as a harrowing socio-cinematic autopsy of the human spirit, adrift in the wreckage of a post-war landscape. Far from the escapist fantasies that often dominated early Weimar screens, this 1921 opus delves into the penumbral existence of the disenfranchised. The narrative follows a fatalistic trajectory, where the characters—portrayed with a raw, almost primitive intensity—grapple with the crushing weight of systemic indifference and personal moral decay.

Countries:

Germany

Genres:

Drama

Runtime:

60 minutes

Year:

1920

Directors:

Martin Berger

Production companies:

Grete Ly-Film GmbH

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