Fox and His Friends at Speed Cinema

Join us for a screening of "Fox and His Friends," directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, as part of the Essential Cinema series at Speed Cinema. This critically acclaimed film will be shown on Friday, June 26, at 6 pm and again on Saturday, June 27, at 3 pm. Tickets are priced at $12, with a discounted rate of $8 for Speed members.

Esteemed by Richard Brody of The New Yorker as “a melodramatic fable of emotional extremes that is sharp and precise,” the film explores the dark side of a lottery winner's life, illustrating the transition from financial and emotional hope to social captivity. Fassbinder, who plays the lead role, portrays a working-class innocent who is manipulated by his affluent boyfriend and his superficial friends, ultimately revealing the haunting misery that only Fassbinder can evoke.

"Fox and His Friends" is a poignant social commentary and a groundbreaking, albeit controversial, depiction of the gay community in 1970s West Germany. The film, released in 1975, is presented in German with English subtitles and has a runtime of 124 minutes. Recommended for audiences aged 17 and older.