Scarabea – How Much Land Does a Man Need?

Scarabea – How Much Land Does a Man Need?

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 10, 1969

Runtime

1h 54m

Genres

Drama

User Score

59%

Original Title

Scarabea - Wieviel Erde braucht der Mensch?

Production Companies

TMS Film GmbH

Director

Hans-Jürgen Syberberg

Description

A Teutonic lecher on vacation has a wager with some local peasants that he can't make a walking circle from sunrise to sunset to secure some coveted land. The middle-aged businessman embarks on his journey only to be slowed down by the beautiful reporter Scarabea. With thoughts of drunkenness and sex on his warped mind, the man tries to circumnavigate the parcel of property. The story is a retelling of an ancient folk tale told by Tolstoy where the initial victim bets his soul to Satan against the land he desires.