Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven

1975 1h 48m DE

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7.7

BANGER

★7.7TMDB · 35

Drama

Synopsis

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Frau Emma Küsters prepares dinner late one seemingly-ordinary afternoon in her seemingly-ordinary Frankfurt kitchen. She wants to add canned sausages to the stew; her irritating daughter-in-law thinks otherwise. But the point is moot: Ernst Küsters has not only murdered the personnel director at the soap factory where he's employed but succeeded that by committing suicide.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Brigitte Mira
Emma Küsters
Ingrid Caven
Corinna
Margit Carstensen
Frau Thälmann
Karlheinz Böhm
Karl Tillmann
Irm Hermann
Helene
Gottfried John
Jörg Niemeyer
Kurt Raab
Barkeeper Gustav
Peter Kern
Nachtklubbesitzer

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Writers: Kurt Raab, Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Languages: German
Countries: Germany

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ERA

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51 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, shot by Michael Ballhaus. 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 Thea Eymèsz shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Brigitte Mira and Ingrid Caven and Margit Carstensen carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0073424 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 35 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

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

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Things worth knowing

151 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, shot by Michael Ballhaus. 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 Thea Eymèsz shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Brigitte Mira and Ingrid Caven and Margit Carstensen carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0073424 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 35 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
8Classified under 35 themes, including "suicide", "parent child relationship", "widow", "exploitation".