Wonderfully written, acted and directed, this heart-rending tale was Fassbinder’s first venture into popular melodrama.
Sacked from the police force for a sexual indiscretion, Hans (Hirschmüller) is now a struggling fruit-seller whose wife (Hermann) craves bourgeois respectability, while his wider family despises his lowly status.
Portrayed with sympathy and rigour, Fassbinder’s characters all have their reasons...
HÄNDLER DER VIER JAHRESZEITEN (1972)
This heart-rending tale was Fassbinder’s first venture into popular melodrama.
- 1972 Federal Republic of Germany
- Directed by
- Rainer Werner Fassbinder
- Produced by
- Rainer Werner Fassbinder
- Written by
- Rainer Werner Fassbinder
- Featuring
- Hans Hirschmüller, Irm Hermann, Hanna Schygulla
- Running time
- 89 minutes
Articles related to HÄNDLER DER VIER JAHRESZEITEN
Where to begin
Where to begin with Rainer Werner Fassbinder
By Alex Davidson
Features
Taxi Driver: 5 films that influenced Scorsese’s masterpiece
By Neil Mitchell