Fabian Going to the Dogs
March 18 - 20, 2022
1930s Berlin. Dr. Jakob Fabian, who works by day in advertising for a cigarette company and by night wanders the streets of the city, falls in love with an actress. As her career begins to blossom, prospects for his future begin to wane.
Berlin, 1931. Jakob Fabian works in the advertising department of a cigarette factory by day and drifts through bars, brothels, and artist studios with his wealthy and debauched friend Labude by night. When Fabian meets the beautiful and confident Cornelia, he manages to shed his pessimistic attitude for a brief moment and falls in love. Not long after, he falls victim to the great wave of layoffs sweeping the city, plunging him back into a depression, while Cornelia’s career as an actress is taking off thanks to her wealthy boss and admirer—an arrangement that Fabian finds difficult to accept. But it’s not just his world that is falling apart… Veteran German director Dominik Graf (Beloved Sisters) wowed audiences at the Berlin Film Festival with this dazzling adaptation of Erich Kästner’s classic of Weimar literature, set amid the twilight hedonism of pre-Nazi Germany.
“Genuinely haunting… there's no doubt that Fabian will go down as one of the year's best films.”—Edge Media Network
“Fabian could be one of those rare contemporary German films to make a significant mark on a wider stage.”—Screen International
“Two of Germany’s most compelling actors. A sprawling tale of hedonism and heartbreak set during one of the most infamous periods of upheaval in European history.”—Film Inquiry
- Original Language Title: Fabian oder Der Gang vor die Hunde
- Director: Dominik Graf
- Principal Cast: Tom Schilling, Albrecht Schuch, Saskia Rosendahl
- Country: Germany
- Year: 2021
- Running Time: 176 min.
- Awards: Winner: Silver Lola for Best Film, Golden Lola for Best Editing, Golden Lola for Best Cinematography – German Film Awards
- Language: German
- Has Subtitles: Yes
- US Distributor: Kino Lorber
- International Sales: Les Films du Losange