Bremen Freedom

1972 · 87 MIN · IMDB 7.0 · 298 VOTES · DIR. Rainer Werner Fassbinder

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Overview

A very stylized TV version of the Fassbinder play. The set consists of a few pieces of furniture in front of a large screen on which coastal scenery is back projected. Geesche is a nineteenth century woman who wants to have a mind of her own. She defies convention and will do anything to achieve her freedom from oppression by her family and friends. (synopsis written by Will Gilbert)

Dialogue Timeline — 866 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:20 BREMEN FREEDOM
00:05:53 It was discovered that three of the women have a disease.
00:10:13 what the delinquent must think in such a moment
00:14:52 ...completing thirty three years of his life, comma.
00:17:41 business for the time being...
00:21:38 The rent 200 thaler, the working power 250 thaler
00:25:34 The woman must kill the thought if she has been befallen by it.
00:28:29 The fortune of this world
00:32:58 Father writes:
00:36:31 I love your passion
00:39:09 Look, Geesche, I'm longing for a different life.
00:43:13 And you, Gottfried, have you nothing to say to me?
00:45:59 obstinacy develops. Forgive him, please.
00:49:52 Look at yourself
00:53:43 have this Magarete Geesche...
00:57:41 is the worst thing on earth.
01:01:56 I'm not looking for a man, not this one
01:05:44 and then...
01:08:53 but you cannot take from where there is nothing.
01:13:10 The reason I cannot tell
01:16:25 has now become my life, Johann.
01:19:32 This is my last word. I'm not willing to say any more.
01:23:19 And your bosom becomes more mature, dearest
01:25:36 But why?

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed866
Dialogue density10.0 lines / min
First line00:00:20
Final line01:25:36

Production Record

DirectorRainer Werner Fassbinder
LanguageGerman
IMDb votes298