1967 · crime · drama · new german cinema
A Degree of Murder
Directed by Volker Schlöndorff1h 27m1967
After accidentally killing her ex-lover during a fight, Marie enlists the help of a stranger and his friend to dispose of the body while becoming intimate with both men.
Our read: A Degree of Murder (1967) reads as a sombre, steady, grounded crime · drama · new german cinema entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Sombre, steady, measured crime / drama, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, cold.
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