Martha

1974

Martha

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Martha is a wealthy and totally self-involved woman. She marries a stranger who claims not to be at all attracted to her, and their wedding is only the beginning of a battle to determine who will get the upper hand. Martha holds her own until a tragic accident paralyzes her.
  • Rating:
    NR
  • Genre:
    Art House & International, Drama, Mystery & Suspense, Television
  • Directed By:
    Rainer Werner Fassbinder
  • Written By:
    Rainer Werner Fassbinder
  • In Theaters:
     wide
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  • Studio:
    Pro-ject Filmproduktion

Cast

Margit Carstensen
as Martha Salomon
Karlheinz Böhm
as Helmut Salomon
Barbara Valentin
as Marianne
Gisela Fackeldey
as Mother Heyer
Adrian Hoven
as Father Heyer
Ingrid Caven
as Ilse
Ortrud Beginnen
as Erna
Günter Lamprecht
as Dr. Herbert Salomon
El Hedi ben Salem
as Hotel guest
Gisela Fackelday
as Mother
Kurt Raab
as Secretary - German embassy
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Audience Reviews for Martha

  • Jul 25, 2011
    Wicked! Fassbinder is one of the few directors that can create high comedy instead of melodrama out of a borgeois, sado-masochistic relationship.
    Stefanie C Super Reviewer
  • Nov 19, 2007
    Fassbinder goes in a 'mad-bourgeois-thriller' mode, scrutininsing a marriage that can best be described as sadomachostic. This is one of my favourite Fassbinder films, it is amazing!
    William H Super Reviewer
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