Slanted Lens: Fox and His Friends

  • A man looking opposite of the camera.
  • two people standing.
  • A man sitting down and a person laying down.

Preceded by the short film Songs for Rent; After Jack Smith (2019) by Malic Amalya.

In this dark examination of love and money, Fox (Rainer Werner Fassbinder) is a young, gay member of the German working class. When he meets the older and dapper Max, who has upper-class roots, Fox thinks he may have found someone to help him out, but Max refuses to do so. However, this changes when Fox wins big on the lottery, and Max becomes friendlier and helps to reinvent Fox. But, in fact, Max and his friends are slyly trying to swindle him out of his new fortune.

Runtime
2h 7m
Year
1975
Director
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Format
DCP
Country
Germany
Language
German with English subtitles
First Showing
March 19, 2024
Categories
  • Assisted Listening