Berlin Chamissoplatz, with an overt word-play reference to D\u00f6blin\u2019s novel, was made interestingly in the same year Fassbinder adopted the novel to the TV series. 1980, a cinematic year for Berlin\u2019s famous squares\u2026 It was the first film I saw from Rudolf Thome. Der Philosoph (1989) and Tagebuch (1975) are mentioned first on his director page on IMDb. He has a pretty low profile on the website where many of his films have less than 100 votes, which makes it more interesting.<\/p>\n
The opening shot might be the best one in the film. Starting on a high distance shot of the roofs, the camera pans continuously making a couple of turns while descending slowly and gives an overview of the neighbourhood. Once the camera focuses on the street, there\u2019s a live music performance next to a gathering against the urban transformation. It\u2019s mostly the children who are watching the performance. The protagonist, Anna, who\u2019s recording the event, appears in the audience, and then starts doing an interview with the architect, Martin, who\u2019s working on the transformation project. Anna is one of the residents who is trying to struggle against the transformation and renovation of the old buildings, gentrification of the area. After the interview, she goes to Martin\u2019s office to learn more about the status of the project and the state of affairs about her own flat. Then they fall in love. The urban transformation story starts to become a backdrop or a minor political tension in the film as it focuses more into their relationship.<\/p>\n
\n- \u201cBleibt nicht einsam, motzt gemeinsam\u201d<\/li>\n
- Music credits mention Ohpsst, but I couldn\u2019t find their songs online. I only saw an album called Ohpsst from 1977 by Klaus Henrichs, Ludolf Kuchenbuch, and Mikro Rilling.<\/li>\n
- The punk piece played on the street in the opening is Mein Typ, by Evi + die Evidrins, from 1980.<\/li>\n
- During the first scene shot in her flat, Anna opens the window next to her desk. Her window looks directly to a wall, just after 3-4 meters, same as my old flat. It\u2019s really convenient to open the window any time in this kind of flats, despite the claustrophobic feeling in general. When she opens the second one, a music is heard from the street, the Eurovision piece of Ajda Pekkan, Aman Petrol, from 1980.<\/li>\n
- To build up the relationship between Anna and Martin, both characters are portrayed with their lovers in dull situations. Both of them lack passion, but the scenes are a bit boring.<\/li>\n
- \u201cDid you see that film with Cary Grant yesterday,\u201d Anna is having a chat with a flatmate while the annoying neighbour is playing with the TV transmitter, what was his purpose in the film?<\/li>\n
- Chamissoplatz 8 and 3, Arndtstra\u00dfe 15.<\/li>\n
- Godot\u2019s, right down the road in the Willibald-Alexis-Stra\u00dfe (more addresses)<\/li>\n
- Wannsee trip: wow they really preserved that beach for more than 40 years<\/li>\n
- Dinner at Fidicinstra\u00dfe, and then cinema. They watch C\u00e9line et Julie vont en bateau: Phantom Ladies Over Paris (1974) and the selected scene is \u201cOh, the sun!\u201d, another thing that hasn\u2019t been changed at all in the city.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Berlin Chamissoplatz, with an overt word-play reference to D\u00f6blin\u2019s novel, was made interestingly in the same year Fassbinder adopted the novel to the TV series. 1980, a cinematic year for Berlin\u2019s famous squares\u2026 It was the first film I saw from Rudolf Thome. 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