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

Original title: In Gefahr und größter Not bringt der Mittelweg den Tod

Directed by Alexander Kluge

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.