# Fox and His Friends (1975)

> A working-class lottery winner enters a glamorous queer bourgeois circle only to discover that money cannot purchase trust, love, or social belonging.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/27263

## Facts

- Runtime: 125 min
- Genres: Drama
- Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder
- Cast: Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Peter Chatel, Karlheinz Böhm, Adrian Hoven, Christiane Maybach, Harry Baer, Hans Zander, Kurt Raab
- TMDB rating: 7.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072976/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: slow
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: none
- Mood: bleak, melancholic, unsentimental, arthouse film night, lgbtq+ cinema showcase

## Synopsis

A poignant exploration of class and identity unfolds as one man's fortune changes everything.

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