"Circle of Deceit"
1981
Directed by Volker Schlondorff

Volker Schlondorff (The Tin Drum) creates a rich, humanist character study set amidst the turmoil of the Lebanese civil war, filmed on location in Beirut. A German reporter (Bruno Ganz), eager to forget his failed marriage, escapes to a war-torn Beirut to cover the war. The daily flirts with danger and death and an affair with a German ex-pat (Fassbinder regular Hanna Schygulla) breeds an undeniable cynicism and causes him to question his morals and intentions. "...a balanced, thoughtful, extremely moving vision of wartime tragedy" (Janet Maslin, The New York Times). German with English subtitles.  108 minutes.