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The Merchant of Four Seasons (German: Händler der vier Jahreszeiten) is a 1972 West German film written and directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, starring Hans Hirschmüller and Irm Hermann. The plot follows the life of a fruit-peddler, living in 1950s Munich, who is driven over the edge by an uncaring society. [2] [3]
The Merchant of Four Seasons: Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder. With Hans Hirschmüller, Irm Hermann, Hanna Schygulla, Klaus Löwitsch. Hans Epp is a self-destructive man who lives a dissatisfied life.
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- Rainer Werner Fassbinder
- 1972-02-10
The Merchant of Four Seasons (German: Händler der vier Jahreszeiten) is a 1971 West German drama movie directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder and starring Hans Hirschmüller, Irm Hermann, Ingrid Caven, Kurt Raab, Hanna Schygulla, Walter Sedlmayr, Klaus Löwitsch.
In this anguished yet mordantly funny film, Fassbinder charts the decline of a self-destructive former policeman and war veteran struggling to make ends meet for his family by working as a fruit vendor.
- Hans Epp
Jul 25, 2003 · The world of The Merchant of Four Seasons is held together by the mortar of money. Fassbinder takes delight in rigorously documenting transactions, profit calculations, accounting, haggling, expense lists, and the act of money changing hands.
- Girish Shambu
The Merchant of Four Seasons (1972) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
The Merchant of Four Seasons. Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder • 1971 • Germany. Starring Hans Hirschmüller, Irm Hermann, Gusti Kreissl. New German Cinema icon Rainer Werner Fassbinder kicked off a new phase of his young career when he made the startling THE MERCHANT OF FOUR SEASONS.