‘Fabian: Going To The Dogs’ Trailer: Dominik Graf’s Period Drama Shows The Debauchery Of 1930s Berlin

As we approach the beginning of the 2022 Berlin International Film Festival, one of the features that made its world premiere at last year’s event is finally arriving in theaters, “Fabian: Going to the Dogs.”

As seen in the trailer, “Fabian” tells the story of the title character, a man who fully embraces the nightlife in 1931 Berlin, going from bars to brothels and everything in between. But when he meets a woman who sweeps him off his feet, he has to figure out how to reckon with his past life and deal with a different type of future. 

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The film is directed by German filmmaker, Dominik Graf. He’s probably best known for his projects such as “Der Fahnder,” “The Cat,” “The Invincibles,” “Hotte im Paradies,” “The Beloved Sisters,” and the 10-part series “In the Face of Crime.”

“Fabian: Going to the Dogs” debuted at last year’s Berlin International Film Festival. The feature will finally get its US release at NYC’s Metrograph on February 11. You can watch the trailer below.

Here’s the synopsis:

Berlin, 1931. Jakob Fabian works in the advertising department of a cigarette factory by day and drifts through bars, brothels and artist studios with his wealthy and debauched friend Labude by night. When Fabian meets the beautiful and confident Cornelia, he manages to shed his pessimistic attitude for a brief moment and falls in love. Not long after, he falls victim to the great wave of layoffs sweeping the city, plunging him back into a depression, while Cornelia’s career as an actress is taking off thanks to her wealthy boss and admirer – an arrangement that Fabian finds difficult to accept. But it’s not just his world that is falling apart… Veteran German director Dominik Graf (Beloved Sisters) wowed audiences at the Berlin Film Festival with this dazzling adaptation of Erich Kästner’s classic of Weimar literature, set amid the twilight hedonism of pre-Nazi Germany.