Schramm is a movie that really impressed me. It's one of those rare movies that stand above the typical serial killer movie. I would say that it definitely belongs to the best within the genre.It's not a movie with a typical story line. Instead, we are dragged in to Lothar Schramm's mad mind. The soundtrack, the grain of the film, the camera-work, it all adds to a grim and disturbed feeling of madness and desolation.*Spoilers*Lothar Schramm is a very lonely man. On one hand, he is quite modest, charming and even protective in his normal contact with his befriended neighbor, a prostitute. Secretly though, he lusts for her, but he can't find a normal way to make it work. So, when he gets the chance he abuses her, but without her knowing about it. Still, she comes off pretty well, as other people get brutally slaughtered by him. His only way to get intimacy is with the dead or unconscious. And for sure he is not left cold by this, as multiple scenes make very clear that he is struggling with himself big time. He also punishes himself (and it is one brilliantly painful graphic scene.. very well done!) for what he is, for what he does.There is quite some metaphorical stuff. For example the cut-off and the fake leg. My idea of that, is that he sees himself as not capable to have both legs firmly on the ground. He is in a way handicapped, he is loosing control, and it shows through the image of the leg. At the end, it kills him. Lothar Schramm really fears female intimacy, and it's IMO the fear of being emotionally castrated which is shown in his hallucinations of the teethed vagina. * End of spoilers*This whole movie is not linear in time line. This only adds more to the madness of it. It is also a movie in which (repressed) sexuality and frustration have the constant overtone. Lust, frustration and, to a lesser extent but definitely there, rage. Schramms repressed sexuality seeps through in the whole movie, and I found this to be really strong and impressive. Jörg Buttgereit did a brilliant job in sucking us in to the deranged world of a sad and lonely, but also very disturbed and dangerous madman. This film is definitely not for everyone! What I do like about it, other people might totally dislike. The fact that it's not really a story for example, at least not in the way most plots are worked out. It's more a series of events, scrambled up. It's not as much a normal film, but more an experience. It also has an amateuristic feel to it which you may dislike, but which I think works perfectly for Schramm. It's never polished, it never just shines in cinematic perfection, it has no ambitions in being anything even close to a Hollywood production. Instead, it is raw, very raw. It's grainy, gritty, uncomfortable. And wow, did I like it!

i could set here and tell you this was the greatest killer movie ever made like oh so many other on there review of this film ...but i wont ...il let you decide that for your self ... as for the film its self ... i must say it meant a lot to me on an emotional level ... the man hates himself ... thinks hes fat ... hates being a man ... and that makes him "crippled" in his own head ... sure this is my view on it .... and yes this film has its "eraserhead" moments .... but the film is worth checking out ..i own it now ... and as for the tag line ... lol ..hhmm i remember a band once that had a song that i swear almost word for word used the very tag line from this film ..hhmmm TODAY I AM DIRTY .... i want to be pretty ... TOMORROW I KNOW IM JUST DIRT ..... boy who was that ..oh yes ,mayrlin manson ....i always said his lyrics were too good after the portrait album ...lol... and d@m him ...those would have been cool lyrics for me to use ...lol... GOOD FILM PAY THE 4 BUCK TO RENT AT LEAST ....(4), vocalist - GOD IN A MACHINE

SCHRAMM is a voyeuristic glimpse into the life of a sad and lonely individual. It just so happens that this individual is also a serial killer. Lothar Schramm is a solitary and quiet individual who lives in a small apartment complex. The story takes place in a series of flashback-type shots that are Lothar's memories as he lay dying after a painting accident. Schramm is infatuated with his next door neighbor (Monika M of NEKROMANTIK 2 fame) who is a prostitute, but poor Lothar just can't get the nerve up to act on it. They have a strange friendship which seems to be one of, if not the only highlight of Lothar's pitiful life(other than murder). The entire film is based around Schramm's feelings of isolation, loneliness, and self-loathing - and the film's style is appropriately downbeat. Gone is the typical bit of dark humor that punctuates Buttgereit's other works. This is a strong film that is not intended for all audiences, but is highly recommended to those that can handle stronger material. Not an extremely gory film, but there are definitely some rough scenes - 1 in particular that will have all the guys squirming. Definitely worth a look, especially for Buttgereit fans. 8.5/10

Jorg Buttgereit's "Schramm" is one of the most disturbing movies ever made.This film about a lonely man,a serial killer named Lothar Schramm is very tragic and sad.It has some very interesting shots/angles and offers plenty of disturbing images.The scene where Lothar nails through his penis with a hammer is truly revolting.The soundtrack is excellent-very gloomy and depressing."Schramm" is definitely my favourite Buttgereit's film,so anyone who likes serial killer cinema won't be disappointed.There are also two gruesome serial killer movies made in Europe,but I haven't seen them yet:Uwe Boll's very disturbing and grim "Amoklauf"(1992)and Gerald Kargl's "Angst"(1983),Austrian serial killer film that is as intense and disturbing as they come.All three movies are very worthy of mention and research.