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Despair (1978)

Berlin, 1930, during the rise of Nazism. Hermann Hermann, a Russian emigrant and chocolate manufacturer, married to the capricious Lydia, loses his temper more and more every day when dealing with his workers and other businessmen; until he meets Felix, a vagrant, who seems to be physically identical to him; a disconcerting fact that leads Hermann Hermann to plot a particular way out of a fake world he actually hates.

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Alex B 23 Sep 2014

I wish I had watched a double of this movie instead, one that wasn't so metaphysical or psychological. A poor imposter for criticism of the bourgeoisie, capitalism, nazism/fascism.

John Skow 18 Mar 2015

Dirk Bogarde, looking natty and nerve-worn, is exactly right as the fissured Hermann, a chocolate manufacturer whose business has turned bitter.

Robert B 29 Sep 2015

Despair is a fun and absurd feature. The filmmaking is reminiscent of Bunuel, especially the upfront symbolic imagery, yet the style is distinctly playful, both camera work and acting.

Matty S 17 Jan 2013

"Cinema is just a form of masturbation. Sexual relief for disappointed people. Women write and say, "I let my husband do it because I think it's you lying on top of me"--Dirk Bogarde I've been wanting to see this for years & it was worth the wait. Great script & exceptional acting by the irresistibly sexy Bogarde. A Fassbinder classic.

Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat 24 Jan 2004

Despair is a surreal version of a Vladimir Nabokov novel with a poised performance by Dirk Bogarde.