Directed by:
Julian RadlmaierScreenplay:
Julian RadlmaierCast:
Julian Radlmaier, Deragh Campbell, Beniamin Forthi, Ilia Korkashvili, Marina Weis, Anton Gonopolski, Mex SchlüpferPlots(1)
Proletarian revolutions might not generally be triggered by romantic desires, but in Julian Radlmaier's comically absurd Self-criticism of a Bourgeois Dog, it doesn't seem such a far-fetched proposition. The film starts with the story of the dog from the title, who in a frame narrative explains how he came to be transformed from an unemployed communist filmmaker into a canine with a philosophical bent. Unable to finance his new project, young Berlin-based director Julian tells foreign exchange student Camille that his job in the countryside is research for an upcoming film. When Camille offers to help, he is forced to uphold the lie. The plantation isn't the proletarian idyll he had hoped for, but fortunately the reincarnation of Francis of Assisi provides spiritual insight and a new aim in life. (International Film Festival Rotterdam)
(more)Cast
Julian Radlmaier
Best movies:
Self-Criticism of a Bourgeois Dog (2017) (student film)
Deragh Campbell
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You Can Live Forever (2022)
Beyond the Walls (2012)
Self-Criticism of a Bourgeois Dog (2017) (student film)
Beniamin Forthi
Best movies:
Self-Criticism of a Bourgeois Dog (2017) (student film)
Ilia Korkashvili
Best movies:
Self-Criticism of a Bourgeois Dog (2017) (student film)
Marina Weis
Soviet Union
Best movies:
The Bourne Supremacy (2004)
Sense8 (2015) (series)
Self-Criticism of a Bourgeois Dog (2017) (student film)
Anton Gonopolski
Best movies:
Self-Criticism of a Bourgeois Dog (2017) (student film)
Mex Schlüpfer
Best movies:
Great Freedom (2021)
Self-Criticism of a Bourgeois Dog (2017) (student film)
Next Door (2021)