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In Danger and Dire Distress the Middle of the Road Leads to Death
Directed by Alexander Kluge and Edgar ReitzCombining 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.