Een heel interessante, psychologisch goed ontwikkelde film, die begint met het tamelijk eenvoudige (het hele establishment is 'a wunch of bankiers', zoals de Britten zeggen) en dan ingewikkelder wordt. Het probleem van de sociale precaire toestand raakt tegenwoordig veel jonge mensen, denk ik, hoewel er waarschijnlijk niet zo veel zijn die ook'revolutionaire actie' zouden ondernemen, zoals de mensen in de film.<br />De ontwikkeling van de Hardenberg-figuur was ook heel interessant: in het begin is hij een heel rijke topmanager, ook een nogal pathetische figuur, maar dan, als hij in contact komt met zijn eigen idealistische verleden, toont hij veel kracht en wijsheid. Ook laat hij zien dat jonge mensen in die tijd nog radicaler waren dan ze nu zijn...<br />**************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** In de politieauto zag hij er helemaal niet geamuseerd of tevreden uit <0xE2><0x80><0x93> wat hij natuurlijk wel zou hebben gedaan als hij de politie om de tuin had willen leiden.
A very interesting, psychologically well developed film, that starts from the rather simple (the whole of the establishment are 'a wunch of bankers', as the British say) and then becomes more complex. The problem of social precariousness touches many young people today I think, though there are probably not so many around who'd also take 'revolutionary action' as the people in the film do.<br /><br />The development of the Hardenberg character was also very interesting: at first, he is a very rich top manager, also a rather pathetic figure, but then, as he gets in touch with his own idealistic past, he shows much strength and wisdom. The story of the ménage à trois vs. 'free love' also shows that young people then where even more radical than they are now...<br /><br />***SPOILERS!***<br /><br />The ending left me bewildered though. After seeing the film, both my boyfriend and I interpreted it in he way that Hardenberg has succumbed to the establishment again. But here on IMDb I read some other interpretations, notably that it was him who helped them to get to the Mediterrenean and who gave him his boat and money. The message in the empty apartment, 'Some people never change', also pointed into this direction. But why the attack by the police - especially with anti-terrorist forces - was still necessary then, is quite beyond me. Also, Hardenberg didn't at all look amused or content in the police car - as he obviously would have if he had only wanted to fool the cops.