Of Special Merit
Overview
An attack on a piece of reactionary German legislation discriminating against young film directors. The film features a head-on, close-up shot of a penis ‘mouthing’ the parliamentary defense of the law by its author. A landmark in political pamphleteering, the film was selected for the 1968 Oberhausen International Short Film Festival by a committee of leading German critics and promptly banned by the city government, causing the withdrawal of almost all German directors from the festival and a national scandal. The title satirically refers to the official certificate of ‘Particularly Valuable’ given each year to the best film shorts by an Establishment selection.
About Of Special Merit (1968)
Released in 1968, Of Special Merit is a feature film (Germany). It was directed by Hellmuth Costard and written by Hellmuth Costard. The cast is led by Hellmuth Costard and Hans Toussaint. With a runtime of 11m, the film averages 4.0/10 across 11 TMDB ratings.
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