Menschen

Overview

Martin Berger’s 'Menschen' serves as a harrowing socio-cinematic autopsy of the human spirit, adrift in the wreckage of a post-war landscape. Far from the escapist fantasies that often dominated early Weimar screens, this 1921 opus delves into the penumbral existence of the disenfranchised. The narrative follows a fatalistic trajectory, where the characters—portrayed with a raw, almost primitive intensity—grapple with the crushing weight of systemic indifference and personal moral decay.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 1920

Original language

German

Countries

Germany

Production

Grete Ly-Film GmbH

Cast

Marie von Bülow,Waldemar Pottier,Eugen Klöpfer,Charles Willy Kayser,Bernhard Goetzke,Grete Ly,Alexander Ekert,Ilka Grüning,A.L. Porttier

Director

Martin Berger

Writer

Martin Berger

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0468342