
A Spectre Is Haunting Europe
2013-05-04 · 46 min · ★ 5.0
Berlin, a summer in the age of neoliberalism: the spectre of the soviet avant-garde is haunting the city. A young Georgian contract-worker is surprised to find the ghost of the Russian revolutionary poet Vladimir Mayakovsky in his kitchen. At the same time, his friend Kasimir inherits a big fortune, but what shall he do with all this money? Framed by a travel through time leading to Flaubert's 19th Century und the shooting of a revisionist melodrama for German television, the film follows the adventures of these three characters in contemporary Berlin. A suprematist digital comedy about the transmission of emancipatory energies.
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- Directors
- Julian Radlmaier
- Production companies
- Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin (DFFB)
- Countries
- Germany
- Status
- Released
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Katja WeilandtSchauspielerin
Julian RadlmaierFrédéric MoreauTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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