19.12.2003
Despair Fassbinder 1977 Germany

Based on the novel by Vladimir Nabokov, Despair is set against the backdrop of the Nazis' rise to power in the thirties. Hermann Hermann, a Russian émigré and owner of a failing candy factory is at his wit's end. When he finds his empty-headed wife dallying with her ne'er do well cousin, he decides to opt out completely by switching identities with a double. The only trouble is, his so-called double bears him no resemblance.