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Haytabo
Falscher Verdacht / Eddie Geht weiter
West Germany 1971
produced by
Herbert J. Bamberger, Eddie Constantine (co)
directed by Ulli Lommel
starring Eddie Constantine, Katrin Schaake, Uschi Obermaier, Rainer Langhans, Hannes Fuchs, Herbie Berger, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Hannes Gromball, Sigi Graue, Peter Moland, Ulli Olvedi, Peter Gauhe, Barbara Constantine, Ulli Lommel, Ingrid Caven, Tanja Constantine
written by Herbert J.Bamberger, Ulli Lommel, Peter Moland, music by Holger Münzer
review by
Mike Haberfelner
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A scientist (Eddie Constantine) wants to find the formula for
immortality, and he is sure a Bavarian professor (Rainer Langhans) has
found it decades ago - but that professor has disappeared years ago. So
our scientist sets out to the countryside with his wife (Karin Schaake) to
find the professor - and eventually, he finds himself standing in front of
his grave. Now that should put an end to our hero's investigations - after
all, if he's dead, he almost certainly has not found the formula for
immortality, right? - but he is not one to give up, and the countryside
seems to be littered with people that offer clues to the professor - so
could he be alive despite everything? Eventually, our scientist and his
wife travel back to the past and meet the professor who tells them that
his quest for immortality has only taught him one thing: To savour the
moment, live in and for the here and now. The scientist and his wife
return from their quest without the formula they have been looking
for, but with a new perception of life as such ... Oh well.
This film is pretty much yourt typical arthouse film from the early
1970's: On one hand it has its isolated poetical moments, and to see Eddie
Constantin play a rare sentimental role is certainly worth a look, but on
the other hand its deliberate slow pace taxes one's attention, as do the
many scenes that simply lead nowhere, and its final message is simplistic
to the point of being short-sighted. In all, the film might still be
slightly amusing as a trip down memory lane, but if you want to watch a
really good German film from the era, you might want to check out Rainer
Werner Fassbinder's body of work instead.
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