Berlin Alexanderplatz (German: [bɛɐ̯ˈliːn ʔalɛˈksandɐˌplats]) is a 1929 novel by Alfred Döblin.It is considered one of the most important and innovative works of the Weimar Republic. For lovers of Fassbinder and for anyone interested in the New German Cinema Berlin Alexanderplatz is absolutely essential viewing. Berlin Alexanderplatz: A Mega Movie and Its Story (65:20) is a documentary made by Juliane Lorenz, the editor of the series and director of the Rainer Werner Fassbinder Foundation. Berlin Alexanderplatz, like the structure that gives this intimate, earnest tragedy its name, is mighty, towering, but its pleasures and pains are always easily understood.

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Notwithstanding these hard to digest aspects of the film, it holds a remarkable allure.


This unmissable gentle giant gave us Fassbinder’s strengths and weaknesses in the most beautiful, heart-rending form they ever took. In a 2002 poll of 100 noted writers the book was named among the top 100 books of all time.

Rent Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980) starring Gunter Lamprecht and Elisabeth Trissenaar on DVD and Blu-ray. BERLIN ALEXANDERPLATZ, an adaptation of Alfred Doblin's massive novel made for German television, runs approximately 15 hours, and makes up one-seventh of Fassbinder's total output. In a way, Berlin Alexanderplatz is a horror film, in which the horror lies in the depravity of the characters, and in the dark, brooding society in which they find themselves. To watch it is to snap a whole film career into sharp focus, even those annoying early gangster films suddenly acquiring fresh meaning. Fassbinder's characters are hyper-intense, usually quite raw, and seldom happy. One month free trial! Fast, free delivery.