Amazon. com: Pioneers in Ingolstadt: Hanna Schygulla, Harry Baer, Irm Hermann, Rudolf Waldemar Brem, Walter Sedlmayr, Klaus Löwitsch, Carla Egerer, Günther Kaufmann, Dietrich Lohmann, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Thea Eymèsz, Klaus Hellwig, Kurt Raab, Marieluise Fleisser: Movies & TVRainer Werner Fassbinder's first film to be invited to the Cannes and New York Film Festivals, "Pioneers in Ingolstadt" is the story of a group of young German recruits whose assignment is to build a wooden bridge in the town of Ingolstadt. They seek relief from their boredom with alcohol, acts of brutality and sexual escapades with the local women. Alma (Irm Hermann) and her friend Berta (Hanna Schygulla) welcome the excitement that the new arrivals bring to their lives, but while Alma picks up passing soldiers, Berta searches for true love. Heavily influenced by the theater of Bertolt Brecht and the Hollywood melodrama of Douglas Sirk, the film alternates between perverse comedy and melancholy. Pioneers in Ingolstadt" announced the arrival of a fierce new cinematic talent, a talent that the New York Times' Vincent Canby dubbed the most original since Jean- Luc Godard.

Pioneers in Ingolstadt. Watch: The Florida Project. Watch A Resurrection HDQ. The Film Society of Lincoln Center celebrates American and international cinema. Find and watch recommended videos for you, staff picks, and popular content from the best creators and channels on Dailymotion. View photos from Pioneers in Ingolstadt, red carpet photos, and more at Movies.com. German filmmaker Rainer Werner Fassbinder directs the made-for-TV melodrama Pioneers in Ingolstadt, based on the play by Marieluise Fleisser. The film opens as a.