Of Special Merit

Of Special Merit

Release date : February 17, 1968
Runtime : 11m
Countries of origin : Germany /
Original Language : German /
Director : Hellmuth Costard /
Writers : Hellmuth Costard /
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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.
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  • title:Of Special Merit
  • status:Released
  • Release date: 1968
  • Runtime:11m
  • Genres:
  • Countries of origin: Germany ·
  • Original Language: German ·
  • Director: Hellmuth Costard /
  • Writers: Hellmuth Costard ·
  • Production companies:
  • 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.
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