In a Year of 13 Moons

views updated

In a Year of 13 Moons ★★ In a Year with 13 Moons; In Einem Jahr Mit 13 Monden 1978

Notorious Fassbinder tale of Erwin who becomes Elvira and is subjected to a series of humiliating relationships with men. Finally, with the aid of his/her ex-wife and a prostitute, Elvira looks into the past in an effort to resolve the present. Alternatingly depressing and pretentious. German with subtitles. 119m/C VHS, DVD . GE Volker Spengler, Ingrid Caven, Gottfried John, Elisabeth Trissenaar, Eva Mattes, Gunther Kaufman; D: Rainer Werner Fassbinder; W: Rainer Werner Fassbinder; C: Rainer Werner Fassbinder; M: Peer Raben.

More From encyclopedia.com