Fox and His Friends (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray]

"Fox, a bumbling but sincere and big hearted unsophisicated carvinal worker who's job is terminate when his boyfriend, the carnival owner, is arrested by the German police. Out of a Job, Fox wins the 500,000 DM lottery and finds a new group of friends who pounce on the oppertunity to swindle him out of his winnings. His new b/f selects the apartment and furniture, purchased from the b/f's friends gallery; new clothes, a trip to Morocco, and a loan to the b/f's parents failing business drain poor Fox'es wealth. As the film progress you cannot help but to have sympathy for Fox; and all his attempts to win the love and affection of his goldigging lover and unscrupulous friends. Let me warn you; this is not a "feel good" film; but rather be ready to be appalled by how far the depth of human cruelty can decend. It's beautifully directed, the scenes flow smoothly, art direction and cinematography are all first rate with no flaws to distract you from the quality of this production; and Fassbinder plays his characther so convincingly, I wondered how this inept individual (Fox) could produce such a movie. Made circa 1974 but certainly not dated in focus and depth. The conclusion will break your heart; and if you havn't devlopment a sense of compassion and sympathy for Fassbinder's character by the end of this film, you have ice water in your veins. A gripping and poignant gay tragedy; worthy of your conceration and as an addition to your collection of gay works. Thankyou for reading this review; I hope it enlightened you on this truely magnificant story. Jerry Balmes

a sad and comic story with fine acting.

Ok

Watch it

Definitely one of the most "Douglas Sirk" of Fassbender's films...

Good!

This is one of Fassbinder's best, in my opinion. Illustrates tragically well the ugly side of humankind.

I was pleased with the tape.This is probably one of Fassbinder's best films.RWF not only directed but he also played the main character.

This movie is awful. Everything about ir actually. Waste of time and money. Bad acting, bad storyline, bad music, bad decor, its just it.