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

Directed by Alexander Kluge and Edgar Reitz · Drama · 86 min

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.