The very minimal and obvious storyline involves an ineffectual man (Erwin Leder of Das Boot) who has just been released from jail, where he had served ten years for murder. He immediately finds a house and kills the inhabitants. For the brief hour and 15 minutes runtime little else happens. However, it is implemented with a beautiful yet realistic style with brilliant cinematography by Academy Award winner Zbigniew Rybczynski and is intensely creepy to a nightmarish degree. The dark ambient music by Klaus Schulze of Tangerine Dream is also effective. Throughout the film the murderer narrates, telling us how he became so completely fucked up. It’s too sadistic for some viewers but not overly gory. I heard of this film through recommendations from Gasper Noe and this film was clearly an influence on I Stand Alone, which utilizes voiceover in a similar way. The film also reminded me slightly of Schramm and Henry Portrait of a Serial Killer. Given a good storyline the group of people involved in this film could have made a horror classic. Unfortunately by the end of the film my interest waned and things were being dragged out for too long. It is still essential viewing for horror fans.
4/5
Unreleased on DVD. Available as bootleg or torrent only
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