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Bolwieser (The Stationmaster's Wife) (1976)

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This drama is set in Bavaria prior to Hitler's rise to power and chronicles the many affairs of a stationmaster's bored wife. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

Unrated, 1 hr. 51 min.

Drama, Television, Art House & International

Sep 27, 2005

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Critic Reviews for Bolwieser (The Stationmaster's Wife)

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A misanthropic fairy tale so lushly designed and photographed it seems to have been conceived in a fever dream.

January 15, 2005 Full Review Source: New York Times | Comment (1)
Vincent Canby
New York Times
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When Rainer Werner Fassbinder is good, he is very, very good. And when he is bad, he makes Bolweiser.

October 23, 2004 Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | Comment
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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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.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | Comment
Dave Kehr
Chicago Reader
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Follows along the Sirkian themes of dissecting the petit bourgeois.

December 18, 2005 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | Comment
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Love hurts. Fassbinder's often misunderstood study is magnificently excruciating.

October 4, 2005 Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | Comment
Fernando F. Croce
Slant Magazine

The film is often compared to Madame Bovary, but the overall effect is closer to that of Von Sternberg's The Devil is a Woman.

October 4, 2005 Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | Comment
Fernando F. Croce
Slant Magazine
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