The Assault of the Present on the Rest of Time () is a film made in West Germany in 1985. It is written and directed by Alexander Kluge. The entire film was filmed in Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Germany. The film's working title was Unheimlichkeit der Zeit. An alternate English title of the film is The Blind Director.
Cast Jutta Hoffmann as Gertrud Meinecke Armin Mueller-Stahl as Blind Director Hans-Michael Rehberg as Herr von Gerlach Peter Roggisch as Großer Chef Rosel Zech as Ärztin Maria Slatinaru as Sängerin der Tosca Günther Reich as Sänger des Polizeichefs Scarpia Piero Visconti as Sänger des Cavaradossi Edgar M. Böhlke as Schrotthändler Henning Burk as Heimarbeiter as Motivforscher André Jung as Chauffeur Max Bernd Schmidt as Reporter Claudia Buckler ss Dienstmädchen Elsa Rosemarie Fendel as Frau von Gerlach
Awards At the German Film Awards ceremony of 1986, the film won a "Film Award in Silver" for the Shaping of a Feature Film (Kairos Film). It was also nominated for a "Film Award in Gold" in the category of "Outstanding Feature Film" (Kairos Film).
References The Assault of the Present on the Rest of Time at strictly film school The Assault of the Present on the Rest of Time in JSTORL New German Critique at Mendeley
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