Narren

Passion, guilt and death in carnival. In the frenzy of drunken fools, Roman (Christoph Bach) loses his footing and his faith in great love. In its mood and in the handling of the camera, the film 'Fools' is reminiscent of Godard's 'Out of Breath'. But the scenery, the hidden filmed street scenes in the carnival, the absurdity of the characters follow a surreal aesthetic. Fools appear behind street corners, come swaying threateningly closer. Their intentions are unclear. The carnival prince (Wilfried Schmickler) and his entourage stand on the banks of the Rhine, talk about tinnitus and deadline pressure and give Roman chocolate. His boss (Christian Tasche) forces him to be on a first-name basis and calls himself Gerhard. The policeman (Peter Clös) feeds his wandering leaf, a giant grasshopper, and feels responsible for nothing during the carnival. Leftovers in the toilet bowl are hidden messages. The dead grandma (Hannelore Lübeck) is allowed to watch the parade with her polar bear skin hanging around her neck, and at the end she greets Roman from the afterlife.