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In a Year of 13 Moons (German: In einem Jahr mit 13 Monden) is a 1978 West German drama film directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder and starring Volker Spengler. The film was made in response to the suicide of Fassbinder's lover at the time, Armin Meier.
This riot of pain, from 1978, may be Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s most radical effort in primal satire. He summons his full complement of theatrical extravagance and cinematic style to...
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Jun 11, 1980 · With Volker Spengler, Ingrid Caven, Gottfried John, Elisabeth Trissenaar. A transgender woman tries to salvage something from the wreckage love has made of her life by confronting her anguished past, hoping to find ultimate acceptance among former acquaintances and herself.
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- Drama
- Rainer Werner Fassbinder
- 1980-06-11
Sep 7, 2022 Full Review Diego Galán El Pais (Spain) In a Year with 13 Moons is an important film in director Rainer Werner Fassbinder's career. [Full Review in Spanish] Aug 16, 2019 Full...
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- Volker Spengler
- Rainer Werner Fassbinder
- Drama
Aug 23, 2003 · Just as the torturous behind-the-scenes fiascos on the set of Whity would lay down the foundation for his acclaimed Beware of a Holy Whore, the guilt Fassbinder suffered in the wake of Meier’s death would inform much of his brilliant In a Year of 13 Moons.
Starring Volker Spengler, Ingrid Caven, Gottfried John. This heartrendingly compassionate tragedy from Rainer Werner Fassbinder traces the final days in the life of Elvira (Volker Spengler), a transgender woman spurned by her former lover, as she reaches out desperately for understanding.
Elvira Weishaupt, once a burly working-class butcher, has made an enormous sacrifice for love. She has undergone a sex change for a romantic interest who has abandoned her, and she now must struggle to reconcile her past life with her present identity.
