主演:赖纳·维尔纳·法斯宾德 玛加蕾特·冯·特罗塔 Günther Neutze 汉娜·许古拉 Wilmut Borell 克里斯蒂娜·舒伯特 Walter Sedlmayr 君特·考夫曼 Miriam Spoerri 若阿内斯·巴尔斯基 迈克尔·根帕
导演:沃尔克·施隆多夫
简介: VolkerSchlöndorfftransposesBertoltBrecht’slate-expressionistworktolatter-day1969.PoetandanarchistBaallivesinanatticandreadshispoemstocabdrivers.Atfirstfetedandlaterrejectedbybourgeoissociety,Baalroamsthroughforestsandalongmotorways,greedyforschnapps,cigarettes,womenandmen:‘Youhavetoletoutthebeast,lethimoutintothesunlight.’Afterimpregnatingayoungactresshesooncomestoregardherasamillstoneroundhisneck.Hestabsafriendtodeathanddiesalone.‘Youareuseless,mangyandwild,youbeast,youcrawlthroughthelowestboughsofthetree.’ Thefilmtakesyouthfulimpetuousnessandhatredofoppressionasitssubjectandalsopondersthecultofgeniusandsexualmorals.RainerWernerFassbindersimultaneouslyplaysbothBaalandhimselfandissurroundedbymanyactorswhowerelatertoperforminhisownfilms.AfterthefilmwasbroadcastonWestGermantelevision,Brecht’swidowHeleneWeigelprohibitedanyfurtherscreenings,arguingthatthesocialcircumstancesengenderingBaal’srebelliousnesshadnotbeenadequatelyexplained.