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Auch Zwerge haben klein angefangen (1970)
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2 February 1971 (West Germany) morePlot:
The inhabitants of an institution in a remote country rebel against their keepers. Their acts of rebellion are by turns humorous... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
This is one of my favorite films ever moreCast
(Credited cast)| Helmut Döring | ... | Hombré | |
| Paul Glauer | ... | Erzieher | |
| Gisela Hertwig | ... | Pobrecita | |
| Hertel Minkner | ... | Chicklets | |
| Gertrud Piccini | ... | Piccini | |
| Marianne Saar | ... | Theresa | |
| Brigitte Saar | ... | Cochina | |
| Gerd Gickel | ... | Pepe | |
| Erna Gschwendtner | ... | Azucar | |
| Gerhard Maerz | ... | Territory | |
| Alfredo Piccini | ... | Anselmo | |
| Erna Smollarz | ... | Schweppes | |
| Lajos Zsarnoczay | ... | Chapparo | |
| Pepi Hermine | ... | The President |
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1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Lanzarote, Canary Islands, SpainFun Stuff
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Extracts of the screenplay that are featured on the German DVD say: "The title for the film is a pure 'working title'. It has nothing to do with the film. The word 'dwarfs' should not appear in there." moreFAQ
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This film isn't just depraved and misanthropic, it's depraved and misanthropic with heart.
Despite it's grotesqueness, it depicts a fantasy of rebellion and transgression that I've loved for years. The urge to break free and destroy the confining objects and circumstances of our lives is within all of us. The potential joy of trashing and rendering inoperable our cars, the implements of our work, even our foodstuffs and houses lurks somewhere on a subconcious level, wether we are able to admit it to ourselves or not. Herzog has made an archetypal statement, very simply and unambiguously. The exhilaration of watching these laughing little people dismantle, bludgeon and set fire to their surroundings is immense
I find I have a weird empathy with the character Hombre, the small guy who happily follows the group and laughs while he watches all the destruction. He has a kind of humble nobility which is revealed at the beginning of the film when he refuses to talk to police.