Despair
1978 · 117 MIN · IMDB 6.9 · 2,834 VOTES · DIR. Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Overview
Berlin, 1930, during the rise of Nazism. Hermann Hermann, a Russian emigrant and chocolate manufacturer, married to the capricious Lydia, loses his temper more and more every day when dealing with his workers and other businessmen; until he meets Felix, a vagrant, who seems to be physically identical to him; a disconcerting fact that leads Hermann Hermann to plot a particular way out of a fake world he actually hates.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,169 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:46 Russia!
00:06:48 - Why not? - I want it open.
00:12:13 If it wasn't for the reparations, Ge--
00:15:05 you would find inside it, a motley assortment of creams, of fondant
00:18:28 - Orlovious! - Huh?
00:22:16 Change the recipe. That's my advice.
00:29:02 An Easter novelty. Very popular.
00:34:23 Mister!
00:37:30 When it doubles, they should get half.
00:43:10 It would be presumptuous of me to have a political opinion...
00:49:06 No, it's mine! Oh, yes...
00:53:02 When I want to spend money, I find something better than the pictures.
00:56:19 You want me to paint my face and mince about, huh? Uh-uh.
01:01:13 You will drive my car.
01:08:45 Your... Pushkin... letter.
01:13:49 - May I? - Please.
01:17:44 I've known for months!
01:22:47 In short... in short...
01:26:17 When I don't return tonight, you telephone our Orlovius...
01:31:31 A bourgeois capitalist from top to toe.
01:37:40 He had papers belonging to your husband.
01:42:25 the perfect murder would be the one...
01:47:18 I came here for the peace and quiet.
02:01:23 subtitles: depositio
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,169
Dialogue density10.0 lines / min
First line00:01:46
Final line02:01:23
Production Record
DirectorRainer Werner Fassbinder
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes2,834