Baal
1970·Drama·1h 24m
7.1
★
An exploration of the cult of the genius, an anti-heroic figure who chooses to be a social outcast and live on the fringe of bourgeois morality.
Directed by Volker Schlöndorff
bourgeoisie
based on play or musical
morality
outsider
social outcast
fringe
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Cast
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Baal
Margarethe von Trotta
Sophie
Günther Neutze
Nech
Hanna Schygulla
Luise
Christine Schuberth
Stripperin Sabitka
Walter Sedlmayr
Anwalt Pschierer
Günther Kaufmann
Kutscher Orgauer
Johannes Buzalski
Penner bei Prozession
Michael Gempart
Mann mit Kamm
Peer Raben
Holzfäller mit rotem Hemd
Claudia Butenuth
Frau mit Baby
Harry Baer
Gast am kalten Buffet
Crew
Volker Schlöndorff
Director
Volker Schlöndorff
Screenplay
Klaus Doldinger
Original Music Composer
Volker Schlöndorff
Producer
Hanna Axmann-Rezzori
Set Decoration
Bertolt Brecht
Story
Popular Reviews
11 reviews
richie
5.0★ · 03/21/26
Criterion challenge 2026 #12
Criterion challenge 2026 #12
Dani
7.0★ · 02/05/26
Rechazar la moral burguesa acabará con nosotros pero que gustito escuchar el sonido de la lluvia, reconocerte en todas las malas decisiones que tomas y soñar con un cielo violeta!!!
Rechazar la moral burguesa acabará con nosotros pero que gustito escuchar el sonido de la lluvia, reconocerte en todas las malas decisiones que tomas y soñar con un cielo violeta!!!
Jacob St-Pierre
55 years later and people still aren’t fully ready for Rainer Werner Fassbinder.
55 years later and people still aren’t fully ready for Rainer Werner Fassbinder.
zachzach
6.0★ · 03/12/24
Good but kind of assat the same time! Absolutely despicable bloke this Baal. Im giving it three stars simply because I like the way it's directed, the music interludes and the performances. This is so brechtian of me.
Good but kind of assat the same time! Absolutely despicable bloke this Baal. Im giving it three stars simply because I like the way it's directed, the music interludes and the performances. This is so brechtian of me.
Coen Simpson
9.9★ · 11/24/21
I enjoyed this much much much more he second time around
Fascinating story of the life of a trashy poet who wanders aimlessly searching for some kind of pleasure, usually in the form of women and alcohol.
Cinematography: 9.5/10Story: 9.5/10Pacing: 7.5/10Score: 7/10 (still not a big fan)Acting: 10/10 Rainer Werner Fassbinder is by far what holds this film together! Without him this movie would be in shambles.
Overall Score: 8.5/10
Fascinating story of the life of a trashy poet who wanders aimlessly searching for some kind of pleasure, usually in the form of women and alcohol.
Cinematography: 9.5/10Story: 9.5/10Pacing: 7.5/10Score: 7/10 (still not a big fan)Acting: 10/10 Rainer Werner Fassbinder is by far what holds this film together! Without him this movie would be in shambles.
Overall Score: 8.5/10
I enjoyed this much much much more he second time around
Fascinating story of the life of a trashy poet who wanders aimlessly searching for some kind of pleasure, usually in the form of women and alcohol.
Cinematography: 9.5/10Story: 9.5/10Pacing: 7.5/10Score: 7/10 (still not a big fan)Acting: 10/10 Rainer Werner Fassbinder is by far what holds this film together! Without him this movie would be in shambles.
Overall Score: 8.5/10
Fascinating story of the life of a trashy poet who wanders aimlessly searching for some kind of pleasure, usually in the form of women and alcohol.
Cinematography: 9.5/10Story: 9.5/10Pacing: 7.5/10Score: 7/10 (still not a big fan)Acting: 10/10 Rainer Werner Fassbinder is by far what holds this film together! Without him this movie would be in shambles.
Overall Score: 8.5/10