The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum
1975
Bonn, Germany
Volker Schlöndorff, Margarethe von Trotta
Drama
What’s it all about: The worst thing about being hauled in for a German police interrogation is not that they trash your apartment and read through your love letters, but that they make you pay for your own coffee and donuts.
First Encounter: first viewing
Prostitute Index: nil
Death By: yellow journalism
Relics: deutsche marks, camera viewfinder marks, a 70s idea of terrorism
Heartthrobs: Angela Winkler, Jürgen Prochnow
LoFi Magic: no lighting, no makeup; a turtlenecked terrorist who hides out with a gun and a puzzle
Makes me want to: go to a Carnival party, but not in Germany
Candotti take: the Fantastic Woman copied her look.
Worth a watch/rewatch: Yes
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