The Niklashausen Journey (AKA Die Niklashauser Fart)
Dir: Rainer Werner Fassbinder
1970
****
About as balanced and fair an argument for atheism as I've seen on film. There is an argument for anti-capitalism also but less so I thought but it does however show the negative similarities that religion and politics share. It's very Fassbinder. I love the way he visualises the modern narrative though, himself in a leather jacket and sunglasses, smoking on a cigarette. It's an interesting piece looking back at the story of Hans Boehm in 1476 but it's also an interesting piece looking back at cinema in 1970 and then again, it's an interesting piece looking at 1970s contemporary cinema looking back at the 1400s. It's probably best you watch it for yourselves, I highly recommend!