In Danger and Dire Distress the Middle of the Road Leads to Death (1974)

Release Date: 1974-12-18
Runtime: 1h 26min
Production Company: Kairos-Film
Production Country: Germany
Directors: Alexander Kluge , Edgar Reitz .

Combining fictional and documentary modes, the film takes a critical stance toward Frankfurt's public sphere and urban redevelopment. Despite the serious formal and political concerns of the film, Kluge's heightened sense of the absurd safeguards a reserve of utopian optimism.