Of Special Merit
An attack on a piece of reactionary German legislation discriminating against young film directors. The film features a head-on, close-up shot of a penis ‘mouthing’ the parliamentary defense of the law by its author. A landmark in political pamphleteering, the film was selected for the 1968 Oberhausen International Short Film Festival by a committee of leading German critics and promptly banned by the city government, causing the withdrawal of almost all German directors from the festival and a national scandal. The title satirically refers to the official certificate of ‘Particularly Valuable’ given each year to the best film shorts by an Establishment selection.
Year: 1968
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Director: Hellmuth Costard
Cast: Hellmuth Costard, Hans Toussaint
Crew: Hellmuth Costard (Director), Hellmuth Costard (Writer)
Runtime: 11 minutes
Release: Feb 17, 1968
IMDb: 3.60/10 by 10 users
Popularity: 0
Country: Germany
Language: Deutsch
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
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