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The production design of KAMIKAZE 1989 makes Fassbinder's own QUERELLE look positively ascetic and black-and-white in comparison.
KAMIKAZE 1989 is sort of an update on Godard's ALPHAVILLE.Or a kitschy companion piece to BLADERUNNER, if you prefer. Fassbinder, playing an alcoholic policeman in Germany's dystopian near future creates a likable, three-dimensional character who happens to live in a cartoonish world.
In terms of coherent storytelling KAMIKAZE 1989 is a disaster. It's as if they omitted (or didn't film at all) some vital scenes, the story seems to skip and lose focus. I've had the source novel for years, perhaps it's the time I read it. That could help make sense of the incoherent story.
Learn more about KAMIKAZE 1989 here.
Below are some grabs of Fassbinder as lieutenant Jansen and his magnificent leopard outfit. Enjoy!
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Yes, I love this film, too, Alex.:) (Thank you for the link, by the way.) I probably need to get the DVD for colors alone. The VHS that I have looks dark and flat. It's very entertaining, though, as I can watch it over and over.
ReplyDeleteGreat stuff, again, Alex.
KAMIKAZE 1989 rocks!a
ReplyDeleteThe first twenty minutes or so are really exciting, lively stuff.The story loses a bit of drive as it unfolds, but it's still so much fun following the Fassbinder-Kaufmann banter. It's the first film in many months that prompted me to drop everything and go write a review. Thanks for your review, I enjoyed reading that.
Grande segnalazione, amico! È un film poco conosciuto, ma è un un TRIP VISIVO! :D
ReplyDeleteGrazie!
DeleteMi piaccono le inquadrature ed il stile di questo film.