| Eight Hours Don't Make a Day | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Rainer Werner Fassbinder |
| Starring | Gottfried John Hanna Schygulla Luise Ullrich Werner Finck Wolfgang Schenck Kurt Raab Renate Roland Irm Hermann Rudolf Waldemar Brem |
| Composer | Fuzzy |
| Country of origin | West Germany |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 5 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Peter Märthesheimer |
| Cinematography | Dietrich Lohmann |
| Editor | Marie Anne Gerhardt |
| Running time | 478 minutes[1] |
| Original release | |
| Network | Westdeutscher Rundfunk |
| Release | 29 October 1972 – 18 March 1973 |
Eight Hours Don't Make a Day (German: Acht Stunden sind kein Tag) (also translated as (Eight Hours Are Not a Day) is a West German television miniseries written and directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder. Commissioned by Westdeutscher Rundfunk, it was broadcast in five episodes between 1972 and 1973.[2] The story follows a group of working-class people in Cologne, West Germany.[3]
Episodes[edit]
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| No. | Title | First aired | Runtime (mins.) | Synopsis | |
| 1 | "Jochen and Marion" "Jochen und Marion" |
29 October 1972 | 107 | A love affair blossoms between middle-class tool factory employee Jochen and office advertiser Marion. | |
| 2 | "Grandma and Gregor" "Oma und Gregor" |
27 December 1972 | 105 | Jochen's grandmother searches for an affordable apartment to share with Gregor, a gentleman she picked up in a park. When Grandma comes across an abandoned library space, she and Gregor decide to become do-it-yourself squatters and turn it into a kindergarten. | |
| 3 | "Franz and Ernst" "Franz und Ernst" |
21 January 1973 | 97 | After the death of the foreman, the tool factory comrades hope that Franz will get promoted. However, tensions rise when the manager instead brings in an outsider. | |
| 4 | "Harald and Monika" "Harald und Monika" |
18 February 1973 | 95 | Following a visit from Marion's strict mother, Jochen is pressured into proposing. Meanwhile, growing strained relations between Monika and the overbearing Harald start Monika on thoughts of divorce. | |
| 5 | "Irmgard and Rolf" "Irmgard und Rolf" |
18 March 1973 | 94 | Upon discovering that the tool factory is being relocated, Jochen and Marion seek a new place while the workers list demands for their growing impatience. | |
Cast[edit]
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Restoration[edit]
In December 2016, it was announced that the restored version would have its world premiere in the Berlinale Special section of the 67th Berlin International Film Festival.[4] In September 2017, Arrow Films released this version in a limited edition dual-format DVD and Blu-ray box set in the UK.[5][6][7] The UK release runs at the original speed of 25 frames per second.[1] In October 2018, The Criterion Collection released it on DVD and Blu-ray in the USA, slowed to 24 frames per second.[8][1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Eight Hours Don't Make a Day: A Family Series AKA Acht Stunden sind kein Tag AKA Eight Hours Are Not a Day (TV) (Blu-ray) (1972-1973)". Rewind. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- ^ "40 years ago: RWF's EIGHT HOURS ARE NOT A DAY". Fassbinder Foundation. 15 December 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
- ^ Day, Meagan (August 2, 2021). "Fassbinder and the Red Army Faction". Jacobin.
- ^ "Aki Kaurismäki, Oren Moverman, Agnieszka Holland, Andres Veiel, and Sally Potter – First Films for the Competition of the Berlinale 2017". Berlinale. 15 December 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
- ^ "Amazon.co.uk". Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- ^ "Upcoming Arrow Academy Blu-ray Releases". Blu-ray.com. 25 April 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- ^ "Eight Hours Don't Make a Day Blu-ray". Blu-ray.com. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- ^ "Criterion". 16 July 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
External links[edit]
- Eight Hours Don't Make a Day at IMDb
- Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day: The Utopia Channel an essay by Moira Weigel at the Criterion Collection
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