1 How would you compare Rath/Lola to Siddhartha/Kamala?

One comparison I was able to draw between the Rath/Lola relationship and Siddhartha/Kamala is the adverse effect the women had on the man.  They both degraded their man's status.  Kamala caused Siddhartha to start gambling and Lola turned Rath from a prestigious professor who initially looked down on her profession, to a clown.  

2. Is Lola an emancipated woman or "totally impassive?"

I perosnally believe that no one can be completely impassive.  However in the film, Lola's role depicts that of a very impassive woman.  It was hard to tell at the beggining whether she was really attracted to professor rath or if she had alterior motives.  She seemed to be less concerned about the students Rath initially approached her about.  She also seduced Rath and ruined his career, despite the fact the she was with other men in the movie.      

3. What is the significance of the clown?

The clown represents the lowest class of people in society.  They are ridiculed for their profession.  As we can also see, they had no control over themselves.  each time the door opened, they were being yelled at.  

4. How is chaos thematically represented in the film?

Chaos is thematically represented each time Rath lost his temper.  He gets angry at his students for being entertained at the night club.  At one point he slaps all the of his students for the offense of one.  He is also filled with rage when he catches Lola kissing another man.  He went as far as attempting to choke her to death.   

5. How would you interpret the overall meaning of the film?

        One way in which I interpreted the film was that even the smartest most prestigious people can fall from glory.  Rath looked down on the profession of Lola and her peers, but he ended up falling to the hands of Lola.  I can also see them trying to convey a message against hypocrisy.  Rath forbided his pupils not to visit the nightclub, yet he continued to visit Lola till he got very comfortable there.  If you are a hypocrite, you will eventually be exposed and your shame will be great.    

6. Why did I compare Rath to the  Haussmann painting/montage? Would you suggest a better comparison?

You compared Rath to the painting because just like the painting, Rath's brian is very routined and boring.      He is in a chair with so much weight one him, that he probably could even get up.