The Clown

Year: 1976

Runtime: 111 mins

Language: German

Director: Vojtěch Jasný

Drama

Adapted from Heinrich Böll’s acclaimed novel, the film offers a fierce critique of Catholicism. Hans Schnier (Helmut Griem), a clown who secretly functions as a social commentator, survived a harsh Bonn childhood under World II and a mother consumed by Nazi zeal. He is shocked to find many friends and family entangled in the Catholic Church.

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