Of Special Merit
Original Title: Besonders wertvoll
Status
Released
Release
1968
Runtime
11m
Storyline
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.
Score Distribution
Details
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 11m
- Feb 17, 1968
- Languages
- German
- Director
- Production Countries
- Germany
Top Cast
2 Cast Members
