In the Year of 13 Moons (In einem Jahr mit 13 Monden) (1978)
-
60% of critics liked it
(10 reviews) -
78% of users liked it
(2,405 ratings)
This Rainer Werner Fassbinder drama centers around the lonely quest for love of Elvira Weishaupt, a man who became a woman to please his/her man. Just prior to that, Elivira had been jilted by her previous live-in partner, a man. She does the operation to win the heart of another, Anton.… More This Rainer Werner Fassbinder drama centers around the lonely quest for love of Elvira Weishaupt, a man who became a woman to please his/her man. Just prior to that, Elivira had been jilted by her previous live-in partner, a man. She does the operation to win the heart of another, Anton. Unfortunately, the sex-change operation does not change the intended's mind; Anton is simply not interested. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Directed By
- Rainer Werner Fassbinder
- Written By
- Rainer Werner Fassbinder
- Genres
- Drama
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Nov 17, 1978 Wide
Critic Reviews
-
Vincent Canby, New York Times
Quintessential Fassbinder.
-
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
The subject invites easy compassion and pity, but Fassbinder's icy camera style keeps us at arm's length, calling up a much more complex response.
-
, TV Guide's Movie Guide
The story is as bizarre as Fassbinder himself seems to have been, cluing us into the darker side of his private life.
-
Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
It's a passionate and messy film portraying loneliness, societal cruelties and victimization as powerful as its ever been presented on the screen.
-
Christopher Null, Filmcritic.com
Far-fetched and ultimately small, Fassbinder ties to put a metaphysical and cosmological wrapper arond all of this, leading to a very muddy experience.
See more critic ratings and reviews on Rotten Tomatoes
Fresh (60% or more critics rated the movie positively)
Rotten (59% or fewer critics rated the movie positively)
No Featured Audience Ratings Found…
Currently unavailable on Flixster
Also available on
Other Retailers
Not Available
Not Available
Not Available
Subscription Services
Not Available
Not Available
Not Available
Cast
-
Volker Spengler
as Elvira Weishaupt
-
Ingrid Caven
as Red Zora
-
Gottfried John
as Anton Saitz
-
Elisabeth Trissenaar
as Irene
-
Eva Mattes
as Marie-Ann
-
Isolde Barth
as Sybille
-
Günther Kaufmann
as J. Smolik Chauffeur
-
Peter Kollek
as Saeufer
-
Lilo Pempeit
as Schwester Gudrun
-
Karl Scheydt
as Hacker
-
Walter Bockmayer
as Seelenfrieda
