Die Niklashauser Fart (The Niklashausen Journey) (1970)

60% of critics liked it
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41% of users liked it
(225 ratings)

Director Rainer Werner Fassbinder uses a 15th century legend as an allegory to the political situation in late-'60s Germany in The Niklashausen Journey. Combining medieval and contemporary imagery, the story follows Hans Boehm (Michael König), a shepherd who believes the Virgin Mary wants him to… More Director Rainer Werner Fassbinder uses a 15th century legend as an allegory to the political situation in late-'60s Germany in The Niklashausen Journey. Combining medieval and contemporary imagery, the story follows Hans Boehm (Michael König), a shepherd who believes the Virgin Mary wants him to start a proletarian revolution. Fassbinder appears as the rebellious instigator the Black Monk. Also starring Hanna Schygulla. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi

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Directed By: Michael Fengler, Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Genres: Art House & International, Drama

In Theaters: Oct 26, 1970 Wide
Studio: Wellspring Media Inc.

Critic Reviews

Lisa Alspector, Chicago Reader
Amazingly simple editing and sound design -- most scenes are complete in one shot and use only one or two sound effects or just music in addition to the dialogue-- create a minimally realist and hypertheatrical vision of class conflict and potential doom.
Fernando F. Croce, CinePassion
Fassbinder suggests a temporal continuum of thwarted upheaval that can only be addressed (and, thus, confronted) by way of frontal artistic attack.
Robert Pardi, TV Guide's Movie Guide
Twisting a German tradition to his own ends, Fassbinder restyles Bohm's martyrdom as a provocateur's call to arms.
Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Strictly for medieval shepherds on the look out for stray sheep.
Christopher Null, Filmcritic.com
a film about absolutely nothing

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Anthony L

About as balanced and fair an argument for atheism as I've seen on film. There is an argument for anti-capitalism also but less so I thought, it does however show the negative similarities that religion and politics share. It's very Fassbinder. I love the way he visualises… More
About as balanced and fair an argument for atheism as I've seen on film. There is an argument for anti-capitalism also but less so I thought, it does however show the negative similarities that religion and politics share. It's very Fassbinder. I love the way he visualises the modern narrative though, himself in a leather jacket and sunglasses, smoking on a cigarette. It's an interesting piece looking back at the story of Hans Boehm in 1476 but it's also an interesting piece looking back at cinema in 1970 and then again, it's an interesting piece looking at 1970s contemporary cinema looking back at the 1400s. It's probably best you watch it for yourselves, I do recommended!

Die Niklashauser Fart (The Niklashausen Journey) (1970)

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