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Martha
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7.0After the death of her abusive father, lonely librarian Martha finds herself caught up in a strange, sadomasochistic relationship with a monstrous husband whom she begins to suspect may be trying to murder her.
Released: 1974-05-28116 minDir: Rainer Werner FassbinderTV Movie, Drama, Thriller
Stream on: Criterion Channel
Cast
- Margit Carstensen as Martha
- Karlheinz Böhm as Helmut
- Barbara Valentin as Marianne
- Peter Chatel as Kaiser
- Gisela Fackeldey as Mother Heyer
- Adrian Hoven as Father Heyer
Themes
- husband wife relationship
- neglect of one's spouse
- marriage
- sexism
- sadomasochism
- wheelchair user
- spanish steps
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- thriller film
- Country of origin
- West Germany
- Original language
- German
- Followed by
- Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
- Main subject
- sadomasochism
- Director
- Rainer Werner Fassbinder
- Screenwriter
- Cornell Woolrich
- Composer
- Gaetano Donizetti
- Producer
- Westdeutscher Rundfunk
- Cinematographer
- Michael Ballhaus
- Duration
- 116
- FilmAffinity ID
- 516352
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1974-00-00
- title
- Martha
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 86%
- set in environment
- Constance
- budget
- 500000
- film format
- 35 mm film
- location of first performance
- Venice Film Festival
- aspect ratio (W:H)
- 4:3
- audio system
- monoaural
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