In a Year of 13 Moons

In a Year of 13 Moons

DVD cover of the German edition
Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Produced by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Written by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Starring Volker Spengler
Ingrid Caven
Gottfried John
Music by Peer Raben
Cinematography Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Editing by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Juliane Lorenz
Distributed by Tango-Film
Filmverlag der Autoren
Release date(s) 17 November 1978 (1978-11-17)
Running time 124 minutes
Country West Germany
Language German

In a Year of 13 Moons (German: In einem Jahr mit 13 Monden) is a 1978 drama film directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder and starring Volker Spengler.[1] The film was made in response to the suicide of Fassbinder's lover at the time, Armin Meier.

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Plot

The film follows the last five days in the life of Erwin Weishaupt (Volker Spengler). In love with his former business partner Anton Saitz (Gottfried John), who was not gay, he decided to change his sex and to become Elvira, but the sex change did not bring him happiness.

Cast

References

  1. ^ Canby, Vincent. "New York Times: In a Year of 13 Moons". NY Times. http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/96366/In-a-Year-of-13-Moons/overview. Retrieved 2008-08-05. 
  2. ^ "Fassbinder Foundation: In a Year of 13 Moons". Fassbinder Foundation. http://www.fassbinderfoundation.de/en/filme_detail.php?id=38. Retrieved 2008-08-08. 

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