Does Baal end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 91% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Yes. More sad than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Baal easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Baal

Name: Baal
Genre: Drama
Released: 1970
Duration: 84 min
Rating: 5.5
Cast: Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Sigi Graue, Margarethe von Trotta, Günther Neutze, Hanna Schygulla

Directed by Volker Schlöndorff

Produced by HR

197084 min5.5 / 10

A cerebral, morally provocative examination of an anti-heroic genius who rejects bourgeois society, driven by philosophical inquiry into the nature of genius and social transgression.

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.

Clusters

Dark Comedy Nightmares Depression and Complicity Ambiguous Mental Breakdown Stories Unresolved Grief Stories Outcasts and Misfits

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Bourgeoisie Based On Play Or Musical Morality Outsider Social Outcast Fringe

Questions people ask

Does Baal end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.
Is Baal sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Is Baal easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is Baal scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.
Is Baal violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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