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Normal (full title Normal: The Düsseldorf Ripper) is Anthony Neilson's fictional account of Peter Kürten's life, told from the point of view of his lawyer. It is considered to be Neilson's breakthrough play.
With Milan Knazko, Dagmar Havlová, Pavel Gajdos, Zuzana Kajnarová. In a world of decay even the most horrific deeds seem normal. Life account of the most dreaded German serial killer of the 1930s.
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- Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Julius Sevcík
- 2009-03-26
Peter Kürten (German: [ˈpeːtɐ ˈkʏʁtn̩]; 26 May 1883 – 2 July 1931) was a German serial killer, known as The Vampire of Düsseldorf and the Düsseldorf Monster, who committed a series of murders and sexual assaults between February and November 1929 in the city of Düsseldorf.
Film noir based on a true story of a legendary serial killer Petr Kuerten. Between February 1929 and October 1931 Peter Kuerten has brutally murdered eight people and attacked many others. He has killed men, women, children and animals, anything that crossed his path.
- Julius Ševčík
- Normal the Düsseldorf Ripper
- Film Noir
- Karla Stojáková
Anthony Neilson’s Normal rips open the innards of one Peter Kurten, based on the real-life 1920s German known as – hint, hint – the Dusseldorf Ripper, someone for whom a predilection for indiscriminate murder and generous bouts of destructive mayhem finally get him executed.
Directed by Julius Ševčík. A poignant look at how a family may look. Dreaded serial killer Peter Kurten voluntarily turns himself over to the authorities. A young lawyer, eager to prove Kurten’s mental derangement, agrees to defend a man who terrorized Germany between 1929 and 1931.
Mar 20, 2017 · Normal interrogates how society constructs behavior and how we are treated if we deviate from social norms. Through the trial of the Dusseldorf Ripper, Neilson foreshadows the objectification...
