Martha

1974, 1h 56min

One of Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s first forays into the classic melodrama style of his hero Douglas Sirk is a brilliantly perverse, operatically stylized portrait of a woman (Margit Carstensen) caught in a strange, sadomasochistic relationship with a monstrous husband (Karlheinz Böhm), whom she begins to suspect may be trying to murder her. Loosely based on a story by pulp-fiction master Cornell Woolrich, MARTHA finds Fassbinder tearing the institution of marriage to shreds with savage, subversive glee.

"Martha" — thriller and drama movie produced in Germany and released in 1974. It has a great rating on IMDb: 7.5 stars out of 10. It is a feature-length film with a runtime of 1h 56min. "Martha" is currently available to stream on The Criterion Channel. Click on a playlink to watch it now!

Country: Germany

Director:

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

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