Strange read. Some good prose but the story mostly felt useless and interminable, which makes sense because the movie has some good acting and  cinematography but the story feels bizarre and uneven. There’s something almost-interesting about this as a class analysis, slice of life, character study, existential musing, and window into the general vibe of the Weimar Republic and German society between the Great War and the rise of Hitler. But none of this is developed enough to make it feel like a truly worthwhile read.