Ardalion, Lydia and Hermann Hermann in the former's studio
Herrmann meeting his false double Felix Weber
Lydia, Hermann and Ardalion on their picnic
Hermann persuading Lydia to go along with his scheme
Hermann meeting Orlovius, his insurance agent, in the street
Hermann shooting Felix from behind
Hermann desperate on realizing the mistake that allowed the police to identify Felix
Hermann's arrest

Despair

(German title: Despair -- Eine Reise ins Licht)
Color – Story set Germany in and southern France, c. 1975
Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder (West Germany)
Screenplay: Tom Stoppard
Cinematographer: Michel Ballhaus
Music: Peer Raben
Producer: Lutz Hengst
Country of origin: West Germany
Year: 1978
Cast: Dirk Bogarde (Hermann Herman [Herman Karlovich]), Andréa Ferréol (Lydia Herman [Lydia]), Klaus Löwitsch (Felix Weber [Felix Wohlfahrt]), Volker Spengler (Ardalion), Bernhard Wicki (Orlovius), Gottfried John (Perebrodov)
Runtime: 119 minutes
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