San Domingo (film) explained

San Domingo
Director:Hans-Jürgen Syberberg
Producer:Hans Jürgen Syberberg
Screenplay:Hans-Jürgen Syberberg
Music:Amon Düül II
Cinematography:Christian Blackwood
Editing:Ingrid Fischer
Studio:TMS Film GmbH
Runtime:138 minutes
Country:West Germany
Language:German

San Domingo is a 1970 West German drama film directed by Hans-Jürgen Syberberg. It tells the story of a man who joins a rock music hippie commune. When the commune members learn that his family is wealthy, they tell his parents that he has been kidnapped and demand a ransom. The film is loosely based on the story Betrothal in St. Domingo by Heinrich von Kleist. The actors are primarily non-professionals. The film received the 1971 Deutscher Filmpreis for Best Cinematography and Best Music.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: San Domingo. German. Filmportal.de. German Film Institute. 2013-03-08.