After the death of her abusive father, lonely librarian Martha finds herself caught up in a strange, sadomasochistic relationship with a monstrous husband whom she begins to suspect may be trying to murder her.
Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
husband wife relationship
neglect of one's spouse
marriage
sexism
sadomasochism
wheelchair user
spanish steps
IMDB
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Cast
Margit Carstensen
Martha
Karlheinz Böhm
Helmut
Barbara Valentin
Marianne
Peter Chatel
Kaiser
Gisela Fackeldey
Mother Heyer
Adrian Hoven
Father Heyer
Ortrud Beginnen
Erna
Wolfgang Schenck
Meister
Günter Lamprecht
Dr. Salomon
El Hedi ben Salem
Hotel Guest
Rudolf Lenz
Porter
Kurt Raab
Secretary
Crew
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Director
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Screenplay
Michael Ballhaus
Director of Photography
Kurt Raab
Production Design
Cornell Woolrich
Short Story
Popular Reviews
29 reviews
michi
9.0★ · 08/03/25
i’m killing myself
i’m killing myself
1
hazel
1.0★ · 08/09/25
are you guys for real
are you guys for real
Cole Adams
8.0★ · 08/06/25
This why you can’t trust a white man who tells you not to put on sunscreen
This why you can’t trust a white man who tells you not to put on sunscreen
cowfemme
fassbinder loved to make a douglas sirk melodrama but evil and fucked up and i eat it up every time
fassbinder loved to make a douglas sirk melodrama but evil and fucked up and i eat it up every time
