Class Relations - Klassenverhältnisse

The film is based on Kafka's unfinished novel «Der Verschollene». It doesn't deal with the real United States but it is rather a kind of allegory taking place at no specific time in history. Straub and Huillet's version is about class relations and about the society that is created by capitalism, which is utterly cruel, capricious and ludicrous. This 2-disc DVD offers a film transfer supervised by the filmmakers themselves as well as two rare documentaries about the shooting, different versions of the screenplay by Straub and Huillet, unpublished rushes and photos from the shooting. The ROM section features additional material such as scripts, the shooting schedule, an interview and excerpts from a press conference with the filmmakers, and a book about the film (in german).

Class Relations, directed by Danièle Huillet und Jean-Marie Straub, Germany/France 1984 (122')
ROM section with additional material (scripts, shooting schedule, interview, book about the film – german only)
Booklet with essays by Hans Hurch, Barton Byg, Klaus Kanzog (english/deutsch)
Arbeiten zu «Klassenverhältnis» von Danièle Huillet und Jean-Marie Straub, directed by Harun Farocki, Deutschland 1983 (65')
Wie will ich lustig lachen. Straub/Huillet und ihr Film «Klassenverhältnis», directed by Manfred Blank, Deutschland 1984 (42')
Work in Progress, Deutschland 2007 (20')
Production stills by Berthold Schweiz

Edition Filmmuseum 11 – Double DVD
Language Deutsch Subtitles english, français
Screen 1:1.37 - 4/3 PAL Sound DD 2.0 FSK 14 Region code All regions