Summaries

Mockumentary about a pornographic film starlet who commits suicide during the filming of a documentary about the adult film business, leading to the discovery of a snuff film.

Pornographer Robert Furch makes a movie inspired by "Lysistrata," he says. A documentary crew films the casting call, Furch's 14-day shoot, a lighting technician's becoming an actor, and the aftermath of the suicide (before filming ends) of Claudia Fielers, the film's leading lady. Comments by Roman Polanski, Carl Amery, and an unseen narrator connect the possibility of snuff films to the process of a commercial enterprise such as this and Fielers' suicide. Furch pleads innocent, cloaking his work in Protestant virtues. His posturings and his direction are comical; the commentary may be tongue in cheek. What about the appended snuff footage? Is this documentary for real?—<[email protected]>

Details

Keywords
  • snuff film
  • fake documentary
Genres
  • Drama
Release date Feb 18, 1977
Countries of origin West Germany
Language English
Filming locations Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Production companies Monopol Film

Box office

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 19m
Color Color
Sound mix Mono
Aspect ratio

Synopsis

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