The semi-autobiographical account of a Berlin schoolteacer (Frank Ripploh) as he tries to balance hedonism and his desire for a long and happy life. Read more …
If you can stomach the rectal probing, this is a fierce and funny dissection of a life lived on the edge.
A refreshingly non-judgemental and amusing portrait of homosexuality in the pre-AIDS era, Taxi Zum Klo matter-of-factly addresses the mundane and the perverse.
What impresses is the portrayal of Frank's ability to be many things at once – a well-liked teacher, a selfish lover, an energetic partygoer and, in the end, a perverse sort of revolutionary. You can understand how it became cult.
It’s a powerful testimonial to a fading way of life.
Still looks heavy-duty more than 30 years on.
A milestone in the history of both free speech and the representation of gays in the cinema.
While Ripploh is an amusing, if faintly despicable lead it's mainly worth seeing just to note how far the world has moved on.
Taxi zum Klo's Berlin is a sexual playground
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