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Berlin Alexanderplatz
1980 · TV series · 60 min episodes · 1 season
Created by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
In late 1920s Berlin, Franz Biberkopf is released from prison and vows to go straight. However, he soon finds himself embroiled in the city’s criminal underworld.
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I found my way to this page on your site:
https://allaboutberlin.com/guides/movies-set-in-berlin
There's a typo in the TOC. … is being rendered literally I'm guessing because the ampersand is escaped accidentally.
Also a few you might add to the list: Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980), Possession (1981), Gotcha! (1985), Suspiria (2018), Undine (2020)
Strange impressions you have and totally disagree. The park is vibrant and full of kids and families over the day.. dealers don't even annoy you usually if you signal strong non-interest or don't fall into typical buyer group.. you can even walk safely through the park at darker times when you stick to the big ways (though I mean to feel safe, I'd say you are almost safe everywhere as safe as you can be in a big german city in darker places everywhere... you are likely even safer there because enough people around vs other scary places)
Yes, they can make a bad and for some an intimidating appearance, and make others mad, but "making the park useless" is a gross exaggeration... how often are you there, and where you from? Just curious..
Most of these people are not as bad, and while this film sure tells a story, I'd suggest to watch the modern version of "Berlin Alexanderplatz" just to get another perspective.
The German series "Babylon Berlin" [1] is a fictive series about the Weimar Republic before the Nazis got to power.
Berlin Alexanderplatz is apparently also about Berlin the 1920s. It is from 1980, by famous director Rainer Werner Fassbinder. The entire miniseries is ~15,5 hours long. I have yet to see it before my death...
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babylon_Berlin
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin_Alexanderplatz_(miniseries)