Stroszek (1977)

7.3/10 108 min Drama

Overview

Bruno Stroszek is released from prison and warned to stop drinking. He has few skills and fewer expectations: with a glockenspiel and an accordion, he ekes out a living as a street musician. He befriends Eva, a prostitute down on her luck and they join his neighbor, Scheitz, an elderly eccentric, when he leaves Germany to live in Wisconsin.

Cast

Bruno S.

Bruno Stroszek

Eva Mattes

Eva

Clemens Scheitz

Scheitz

Wilhelm von Homburg

Souteneur

Burkhard Driest

Pimp #2

Michael Gahr

Hoss, a prisoner

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