In a Year with 13 Moons

1978 2h 4m DE

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6.6

SOLID

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76%

FRESH

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7.3

IMDB

★6.6TMDB · 93🍅76%Rotten Tomatoes★7.3IMDB · 5,139

Drama

Synopsis

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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.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Volker Spengler
Elvira Weishaupt
Ingrid Caven
Zora la rouge
Gottfried John
Anton Saitz
Elisabeth Trissenaar
Irene Weishaupt
Eva Mattes
Marie-Ann
Günther Kaufmann
Chauffeur
Lilo Pempeit
Schwester Gudrun
Isolde Barth
Sybille

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Writers: Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Languages: German
Countries: Germany

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ERA

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48 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, shot by Rainer Werner Fassbinder. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Peer Raben. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Rainer Werner Fassbinder shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Volker Spengler and Ingrid Caven and Gottfried John carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0077729 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 93 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Rainer Werner Fassbinder directs. Rainer Werner Fassbinder behind the camera. Peer Raben scores. Rainer Werner Fassbinder cuts. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in German.

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148 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, shot by Rainer Werner Fassbinder. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Peer Raben. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Rainer Werner Fassbinder shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Volker Spengler and Ingrid Caven and Gottfried John carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0077729 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 93 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.