aaa81-year-oldmaster,Jean-MarieStraub,onceagaininventsandsurpriseswithhislatestfilm.Kommunistenconsistsofsixparts,fiveofwhichhavebeentakenfromhisearlierworks.Straubdoesnotaimtobeself-reverential,butinsteadwantstomakedifferentblocks(oftext,time,andlanguages)clashsoastohighlightinvisibleelementsoffeelingsandpolitics.Itisafilmabouthumanadventure,fromthepastcenturytotheoneahead.Inthisproject,allthethingsthatthefilmsofJean-MarieStraubandDanièleHuillethavebeenbasedonforthepastfiftyyears,findtheirmostrawandrecentform.