Rainer Werner Fassbinder Welt am Draht (1973) torrent

Welt am Draht aka World on a Wire (1973)
Rainer Werner Fassbinder

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070904/

Based on Daniel F. Galouye's novel "Simulacron Three" Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s 2 part TV production is a science-fiction classic that explores the notion of a computer-generated other world, pre-dating The Matrix by 26 years. Since its original broadcast in 1973 it has rarely been seen and following increasing demand the Fassbinder Foundation have restored this remarkable film.

Simulacron 1 is a highly advanced project, designed to take computer technology to a new level by creating another world inhabited by computer-generated people or ‘identity units’ that will help to predict future events. When the head of the project dies mysteriously after showing signs of mental disturbance, Dr Stiller becomes his successor. However, Stiller also begins to behave bizarrely. He speaks of people disappearing whom no one else knows, believes someone is trying to murder him and has nausea attacks. As he begins to probe deeper into Simulacron, the line between the real and virtual world becomes increasingly blurred and his own existence is questioned.


Inkl. special feature: Fassbinder's World on a Wire: Looking Ahead To Today with Michael Ballhaus, Fritz Müller-Scherz, Karl-Heinz Vosgerau, Moritz Eggert, Roland Blach and Günter Rohrbach


Language: German
Subtitles: English

2x DVD rip
Restored version of the Fassbinder Foundation (2010)

main feature 204min
special feature 49min