Storyline

Herr R. (Kurt Raab), a quietly diligent technical draftsman, has been working at the same architectural firm for a year and a half. At home, Herr R. and his wife, Frau R. (Lilith Ungerer), are good parents to their son (Amadeus Fengler), carefully monitoring his progress at school. Herr R. throws a dinner party for his boss (Franz Maron) and colleagues, but is humiliated when a toast he proposes falls flat. As his days repeat the same boring routine, Herr R.'s unhappiness grows.

Plot Keywords

husband, wife, son, boss, neighbor, mother, brooding, sad, munich, office, dinner party, school, house, record store, boredom, work, murder, marriage, family, transformation, discovery, 1970s

Short Review

Despite not being as well known as some of his later masterpieces, Why Does Herr R Run Amok? makes for an ideal introduction to the expansive oeuvre of Rainer Werner Fassbinder.

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