Die Parallestrasse / La route parallele (Khittl)

Die Parallelstraße is one of the most mysterious pioneer films of the New German Cinema. It was produced by GBF, a production company for innovative industrial and promotional films and received awards in international film festivals.
French critic Robert Benayoun called it "a philosophical thriller, a western of meditation which compensates for a whole year of inevitable manifestations of stupidity,"
Jacques Rivette put it on his list of the most important films of 1968.

The DVD presents for the very first time this "unjustly forgotten masterpiece of the New German Cinema" (Martin Brady) as well as several rare shorts by Ferdinand Khittl (1924-1976) which show his talent for innovative film experiments.



Die Parallelstraße, 83'
Directed by: Ferdinand Khittl - Written by: Bodo Blüthner - Cinematography by: Ronald Martini - Music by: Hans Posegga - Edited by: Irmgard Henrici - Cast: Friedrich Joloff, Henry van Lyck, Ernst Marbeck, Wilfried Schröpfer, Herbert Tiede, Werner Uschkurat - Produced by: Gesellschaft für bildende Filme, München, West Germany 1962

Auf geht's 1955, 11'
Directed by: Ferdinand Khittl - Written by: Just Scheu - Cinematography by: Gerd von Bonin - Edited by: Hans Dieter Schiller - Produced by: Olympia-Film, München, West Germany 1955

Eine Stadt feiert Geburtstag 1958, 15'
Directed by: Ferdinand Khittl - Written by: Ferdinand Khittl, Enno Patalas - Cinematography by: Fritz Schwennicke - Music by: Hans Posegga - Produced by: Gesellschaft für bildende Filme, München, West Germany 1958
Das magische Band 1959, 21'
Ferdinand Khittl 1965 1965, 3'

Booklet with essays by Robert Benayoun, Kai S. Knoerr and Stefan Drössler
Edited by: Filmmuseum München and Goethe-Institut

4:3 (PAL) / 1.37:1 / Dolby Digital 2.0 (mono) / language: German / subtitles: English, French