Review of Fox and His Friends (1975) by Jack F — 14 Aug 2009

This was my first Fassbinder film and it was a masterpeice. Rainer Werner Fassbinder portrays brilliantly the protaganist Fox, who, wins the lottery and becomes well aquainted with some high class buisness men who really just want him for the money he's just won.

It is not a gay film, as it was blindly called by some, but more a film about class and manipulation. There are some terrific scenes which poingnantly depict how the rich have the upper hand over the poor, and the smart over the naive or stupid.

Fassbinder gives us a realistic portrait of the gay German scene in the 1970s and not to mention some great acting. If your looking for your first Fassbinder, then I recomend this one. Enjoy.