Der plötzliche Reichtum der armen Leute von Kombach

Ingenious in its simplicity, Schlöndorff and Von Trotta's film has an almost aloof, matter-of-factly historical style that evokes Rosi's "Salvatore Giuliano" and Jancso's 1919 trilogy, and one of the most warranted uses of voice-over narration I've seen. For its minimalism, it contains incredibly profound thoughts on the value of money, on wealth and poverty and class relations, and on the machinations of governmental and religious authority. Fassbinder cameos! Finger-licking good cinema.