A famous poet who hasn't written a word in two years unconsciously plagiarizes the work of Stefan George, while dealing with several mistresses, his dimwitted brother, and a murder investigation.
Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
dark comedy
plagiarism
poet
debauchery
eccentric artist
german poetry
struggling writer
loyal wife
loyal mistress
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.5 / 5
Cast
Kurt Raab
Walter Kranz
Margit Carstensen
Andree
Helen Vita
Luise Kranz
Volker Spengler
Ernst Kranz
Ingrid Caven
Lisa
Y Sa Lo
Lana von Meyerbeer
Ulli Lommel
Lauf
Marquard Bohm
Rolf, Lilly's husband
Christiane Maybach
Agent
Adrian Hoven
Arzt
Armin Meier
Stricher
Vitus Zeplichal
Urs
Crew
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Director
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Writer
Peer Raben
Original Music Composer
Jürgen Jürges
Director of Photography
Michael Ballhaus
Director of Photography
Michael Fengler
Producer
Kurt Raab
Production Design
Popular Reviews
9 reviews
Alice
7.0★ · 01/08/26
Thought ‘oh I hope people don’t think that’s me’ multiple times
Thought ‘oh I hope people don’t think that’s me’ multiple times
Giulianna
8.0★ · 01/01/26
"Me acosté con un hombre y su esposa estaba en la otra habitación viendo la TV" ✨🗣️🗣️
"Me acosté con un hombre y su esposa estaba en la otra habitación viendo la TV" ✨🗣️🗣️
Max Kowalski
1.0★ · 08/31/20
Everything about this is unpleasant
Everything about this is unpleasant
amanda
i watched world on a wire parts one and two back to back it’s taken me 3 days to watch the first half hour of this
i watched world on a wire parts one and two back to back it’s taken me 3 days to watch the first half hour of this
Paco Casado
8.0★ · 10/18/16
Como si metes en una coctelera el delirio de Berlanga con la transgresión del primer Almodóvar.
Como si metes en una coctelera el delirio de Berlanga con la transgresión del primer Almodóvar.
