Rotten
A misanthropic fairy tale so lushly designed and photographed it seems to have been conceived in a fever dream.
Vincent Canby, New York Times
The Stationmaster's Wife
1977 · 1h 52m · N/A
Drama, TV Movie
Directed by
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Overview
The lackluster and plodding Bolweiser has the (mis)fortune to be married to the town's siren; his trusting nature leads him into serious trouble when she beds nearly every available guy.
Director and cast
- Rainer Werner Fassbinder Director
- Elisabeth Trissenaar as Hanni Bolwieser
- Kurt Raab as Xaver Ferdinand Maria Bolwieser - Station Master
- Bernhard Helfrich as Franz Merkl
- Karl-Heinz von Hassel as Windegger
- Volker Spengler as Mangst
- Gustl Bayrhammer as Neidhart
- Udo Kier as Schafftaler
- Peter Kern as Treuberger
- Willy Harlander as Schempflinger
- Lilo Pempeit as Frau Käser
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
50%
Tomatometer
Rotten
When Rainer Werner Fassbinder is good, he is very, very good. And when he is bad, he makes Bolweiser.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Rotten
The lack of narrative rhythm in the film's present form makes it a grueling experience even for those sympathetic to Fassbinder's enervated view of the world.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
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