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Eight Hours Don't Make a Day
Created byRainer Werner Fassbinder
StarringGottfried John
Hanna Schygulla
Luise Ullrich
Werner Finck
Wolfgang Schenck
Kurt Raab
Renate Roland
Irm Hermann
Rudolf Waldemar Brem
ComposerFuzzy
Country of originWest Germany
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes5
Production
ProducerPeter Märthesheimer
CinematographyDietrich Lohmann
EditorMarie Anne Gerhardt
Running time478 minutes[1]
Original release
NetworkWestdeutscher Rundfunk
Release29 October 1972 (1972-10-29) –
18 March 1973 (1973-03-18)

Eight Hours Don't Make a Day (German: Acht Stunden sind kein Tag) (also translated as (Eight Hours Are Not a Day) is a West German television miniseries written and directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder. Commissioned by Westdeutscher Rundfunk, it was broadcast in five episodes between 1972 and 1973.[2] The story follows a group of working-class people in Cologne, West Germany.[3]

Episodes

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Episode guide
No. Title First aired Runtime (mins.) Synopsis
1 "Jochen and Marion"
"Jochen und Marion"
29 October 1972 107 A love affair blossoms between middle-class tool factory employee Jochen and office advertiser Marion.
2 "Grandma and Gregor"
"Oma und Gregor"
27 December 1972 105 Jochen's grandmother searches for an affordable apartment to share with Gregor, a gentleman she picked up in a park. When Grandma comes across an abandoned library space, she and Gregor decide to become do-it-yourself squatters and turn it into a kindergarten.
3 "Franz and Ernst"
"Franz und Ernst"
21 January 1973 97 After the death of the foreman, the tool factory comrades hope that Franz will get promoted. However, tensions rise when the manager instead brings in an outsider.
4 "Harald and Monika"
"Harald und Monika"
18 February 1973 95 Following a visit from Marion's strict mother, Jochen is pressured into proposing. Meanwhile, growing strained relations between Monika and the overbearing Harald start Monika on thoughts of divorce.
5 "Irmgard and Rolf"
"Irmgard und Rolf"
18 March 1973 94 Upon discovering that the tool factory is being relocated, Jochen and Marion seek a new place while the workers list demands for their growing impatience.

Cast

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Restoration

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In December 2016, it was announced that the restored version would have its world premiere in the Berlinale Special section of the 67th Berlin International Film Festival.[4] In September 2017, Arrow Films released this version in a limited edition dual-format DVD and Blu-ray box set in the UK.[5][6][7] The UK release runs at the original speed of 25 frames per second.[1] In October 2018, The Criterion Collection released it on DVD and Blu-ray in the USA, slowed to 24 frames per second.[8][1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Eight Hours Don't Make a Day: A Family Series AKA Acht Stunden sind kein Tag AKA Eight Hours Are Not a Day (TV) (Blu-ray) (1972-1973)". Rewind. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  2. ^ "40 years ago: RWF's EIGHT HOURS ARE NOT A DAY". Fassbinder Foundation. 15 December 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  3. ^ Day, Meagan (August 2, 2021). "Fassbinder and the Red Army Faction". Jacobin.
  4. ^ "Aki Kaurismäki, Oren Moverman, Agnieszka Holland, Andres Veiel, and Sally Potter – First Films for the Competition of the Berlinale 2017". Berlinale. 15 December 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  5. ^ "Amazon.co.uk". Amazon UK. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Upcoming Arrow Academy Blu-ray Releases". Blu-ray.com. 25 April 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Eight Hours Don't Make a Day Blu-ray". Blu-ray.com. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  8. ^ "Criterion". 16 July 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
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