The Third Generation (1979 film)
The Third Generation German Die Dritte Generation is a 1979 West German film, a black comedy about terrorism, written, directed and cinematographed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder. The plot follows an ineffectual cell of underground terrorists who plan to kidnap an industrialist.
P.J. Lurz is informed by Gerhard Gast, the inspectorgeneral of the police, that he is being watched and is under police protection. Gast has also arrived to pick up Susanne, his daughterinlaw. En route to their home, Susanne and Gerhard stop at a hotel room and have sex. They have been carrying on an affair with sadomasochistic undertones. The Gast family has dinner together Gerhardt, Susanne, her husband Edgar, the caustic grandfather, the delusional pianist grandmother and the young couples small son. During dinner Grandpa Gast tells Edgar that every generation needs a war.The terrorists gather at Rudolfs large apartment, but August is annoyed by the presence of Rudolfs roommate Ilse Hoffman, a drug addict. August sees her as a threat to their secret activities. Bored and with not much to do, the group spend their time playing Monopoly. They eagerly await the arrival of a new contact. His name is Paul he arrives from training camps in Africa where he has gained experience. Paul is assigned to live with Hilde. He rapes her, however by the following day they have become a couple. ........
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