Fashion Victim is a comedy film which is the debut vehicle of German director Ingo Rasper. It has already bagged many prizes like the Berlin and Beyond Festival's first-feature prize and the audience prize at the Max Ophuls festival. The plot has everthing - status obsessed middle aged family, their ups and downs and the gay romantic angle of their son.
Wolfgang Zenker (Edgar Selge) is a very self-centered resident of a provincial German community. He has a knack of picking up tickets for over speeding. He has a devoted wife in Erika (Franziska Walser) and a teenage son Karsten (Florian Bartholomai). Wolfgang earns by hawking dowdy clothes for woman. The first sign of hardship is noticed when his garment sales are overtaken by youthful and cheap clothes that are promoted by a new salesman called Steven (Roman Knizka). Needless to mention Wolfgang finds this hard to digest.
His son Karsten (Florian Batholomai) is all set to join a Spanish language summer school. His father Wolfgang is driving him to the airport when he is again pulled up for crossing the speed limit. Due to his repeated offences, he receives an immediate ban on driving. On his father's insistence, Karsten is forced to stay at home and the sub plot takes shape from here.
Since he was now banned from driving, he asks his son to do the driving as he runs from shop to shop in despair. His fears are found to be true - almost all the shops have accepted the latest clothing from Steven and there is hardly any place for him to sell his stuff. The film moves into a sub plot when Karsten was sent to the run an errand to the nearby dry cleaners and he had a chance meeting with Steven. A romantic liaison developed between the two. Karsten had no idea that Steven was his dad's nemesis. When he came to know about it he was in a dilemma. He cannot reveal his alternate sexuality neither can he make public his relationship with Steven. His mother Erika, meanwhile, is thinking of divorce while Wolfgang himself shows signs of despair.
The film does not have a tragic ending as expected. There is a hint of reconciliation at the end. Everybody essay his role to perfection. This is the hallmark of a good film and Fashion Victim movie is one such example. Edgar gives a stellar performance as a desperate salesman who is experiencing change of fortunes in a fashion conscious society. Walser as his wife is very convincing. Florian does justice to his role.
Fashion Victims movie has been appreciated all over and already in the reckoning for a few more awards. But this is not the usual run of the mill comedy but a very dark comedy. You cannot miss the despair and despondency of Erika, the emotional outbursts of Wolfgang and the personal turmoil that Karsten goes through. The film has been shot in perfect locations with some groundbreaking camerawork which makes the fim visually appealing.
"Fashion Victims" as a film might not win the hearts of the critics though it has already won a number of awards. But it is definitely worth a watch. So we recommend that you watch Fashion Victims online free before going out to buy that DVD. - 30302
Wolfgang Zenker (Edgar Selge) is a very self-centered resident of a provincial German community. He has a knack of picking up tickets for over speeding. He has a devoted wife in Erika (Franziska Walser) and a teenage son Karsten (Florian Bartholomai). Wolfgang earns by hawking dowdy clothes for woman. The first sign of hardship is noticed when his garment sales are overtaken by youthful and cheap clothes that are promoted by a new salesman called Steven (Roman Knizka). Needless to mention Wolfgang finds this hard to digest.
His son Karsten (Florian Batholomai) is all set to join a Spanish language summer school. His father Wolfgang is driving him to the airport when he is again pulled up for crossing the speed limit. Due to his repeated offences, he receives an immediate ban on driving. On his father's insistence, Karsten is forced to stay at home and the sub plot takes shape from here.
Since he was now banned from driving, he asks his son to do the driving as he runs from shop to shop in despair. His fears are found to be true - almost all the shops have accepted the latest clothing from Steven and there is hardly any place for him to sell his stuff. The film moves into a sub plot when Karsten was sent to the run an errand to the nearby dry cleaners and he had a chance meeting with Steven. A romantic liaison developed between the two. Karsten had no idea that Steven was his dad's nemesis. When he came to know about it he was in a dilemma. He cannot reveal his alternate sexuality neither can he make public his relationship with Steven. His mother Erika, meanwhile, is thinking of divorce while Wolfgang himself shows signs of despair.
The film does not have a tragic ending as expected. There is a hint of reconciliation at the end. Everybody essay his role to perfection. This is the hallmark of a good film and Fashion Victim movie is one such example. Edgar gives a stellar performance as a desperate salesman who is experiencing change of fortunes in a fashion conscious society. Walser as his wife is very convincing. Florian does justice to his role.
Fashion Victims movie has been appreciated all over and already in the reckoning for a few more awards. But this is not the usual run of the mill comedy but a very dark comedy. You cannot miss the despair and despondency of Erika, the emotional outbursts of Wolfgang and the personal turmoil that Karsten goes through. The film has been shot in perfect locations with some groundbreaking camerawork which makes the fim visually appealing.
"Fashion Victims" as a film might not win the hearts of the critics though it has already won a number of awards. But it is definitely worth a watch. So we recommend that you watch Fashion Victims online free before going out to buy that DVD. - 30302
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