Erwin Faber

The Mysteries of a Hairdresser’s Shop describes the absurd goings-on of a by no means ordinary hair salon, where men with great beards wait in vain for a shave while the barber takes a nap.

This ethereal, three-hour biopic is the middle film in Hans-Jürgen Syberberg’s “German Trilogy” on the mythological foundations of the Third Reich. By fusing theater, music, and cinema, Syberberg conjures up Karl May (1842-1912), the immensely popular German author, who set many of his adventure novels in an idealized version of the American Wild West. His tales of the cowboy and the Ubermensch alike were beloved by many, including (Our) Hitler, who supposedly ordered his generals to read May works after defeats in the Russian campaign.

A mill situated on the border between two unnamed countries and the residents therein become pawns in a future war.

Peter Egerman a étranglé une prostituée sur la scène d'un théâtre pour voyeurs. Le psychanalyste Mogens Jensen est chargé du dossier d'expertise. Peter, alors son ami, était venu le consulter pour lui avouer son désir trouble d'assassiner sa femme Katerina.