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"'My trademarks are my hat, my shortsightedness, and the third? I masturbate twice a day.'
"Klaus Lemke, renegade of no-budget filmmaking, proudly boasted a veneer of Macho (just look at that mug!), though underneath his rough exterior was an unexpected sincerity. Bikers, sailors, cabbies, models—his films inject tenderness into each and every character, however rough or down-and-out they are. Klaus got the most out of non-actors and even more out of minuscule budgets; during the golden age of German television, he still managed to be ahead of his time.
"This February, join us in celebrating not one, but two Spectacle traditions featuring some of Lemke’s early work for German airwaves. Bust köpfe with his answer to the biker flick ROCKER to satiate your Rockuary pangs. Alternatively find out what pre-9/11 anxiety could possibly have to do with yearning as we revolt against St. Valentine with SYLVIE. Whether you’re looking for charisma, heart, or maybe just a couple Stones songs, the Pope of Kitsch will provide.
"Movies made for TV were made for the big screen!"
—Spectacle