Martha (1974) (TV)

Regisseur:

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Drehbuchautor:

Cornell Woolrich (story)

Premierendatum:

28. Mai 1974 (Bundesrepublik Deutschland)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller

Plot:

A single woman in her early thirties, Martha (Margit Carstensen) is on vacation with her father in Europe...

Plot Keywords:

Loss Of Father | Taxi | Female Frontal Nudity | Cat Killed | Librarian

Filmpreise:

1 win

Nutzerkommentare:

How a young housewife is trapped into submission by her husband.

Besetzung

Margit Carstensen	...	Martha Salomon, née Heyer
Karlheinz Böhm	...	Helmut Salomon
Barbara Valentin	...	Marianne
Peter Chatel	...	Kaiser
Gisela Fackeldey	...	Mother Heyer
Adrian Hoven	...	Father Heyer
Ortrud Beginnen	...	Erna
Wolfgang Schenck	...	Meister
Günter Lamprecht	...	Dr. Herbert Salomon
El Hedi ben Salem	...	Hotel guest
Rudolf Lenz	...	Porter
Kurt Raab	...	Secretary - German embassy
Elma Karlowa	...	Waitress
Heide Simon
Lilo Pempeit		(as Lieselotte Eder)

Länge:

116 Min

Produktionsland:

Bundesrepublik Deutschland

Sprache:

Deutsch

Farbe:

Farbe

Seitenverhältnis:

1.33 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Mono

Altersfreigabe:

Sweden:15 | West Germany:12

Drehorte:

Kreuzlingen, Kanton Thurgau, Switzerland

Firma:

Pro-ject Filmproduktion

Dies und das:

Because of legal reasons, the film wasn't shown for over 20 Years. Cornell Woolrich claimed that the film has a lot similarities to one of his novels. Fassbinder replied, that he first read the story after filming was complete. Nevetheless Woolrich got a writing-credit, and after his death they were able to clear the rights. The first German screening of a restored edition was in November 1997.

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Verweis/Anspielung/Erwähnung in 120 Tage von Bottrop, Die (1997)

How a young housewife is trapped into submission by her husband.

No one can deny the poise,finesse and grace with which Fassbinder has directed some of the most charming women characters. This quality is currently being imbibed by some of the most talented filmmakers like Todd Haynes in USA and François Ozon in France. In this particular melodramatic film,Fassbinder is at his best and there is strong belief in the minds of true cinema admirers that "Martha" would surely rank as one of his best films.Initially the setting in Italy helps the film to build its momentum but it reaches feverish pitch once the events start to unfold in Germany. The two main actors are captivating. Karl Heinz Boehm has given a chilling performance as a bizarre husband. Looking at him no one can make out whether he truly loves his wife or troubling his wife sadistically remains his past time. Margit Cartensen is great too as the wife suffering humiliation at the hands of a man she thought loved him. To my mind, Martha would be of higher interest to all those who are keen on learning more about the depiction of women in new German cinema.