Martha
by Rainer Werner Fassbinder

As part of our ongoing film series German Cinema in Focus, curated by Shivani, we are currently showing films from the art movement: New German Cinema and are directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder.
 
Martha
by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
1974 | 112 min.| col. | German with English subtitles

In the courtyard of the German Embassy, she encounters a man who mesmerises her instantly. A while later, she runs into him at a friend’s wedding and once again feels a powerful attraction. Helmut Salomon and Martha Hyer marry. As soon as they have they set off on their honeymoon, the power games begin and Helmut tries to “train” his wife. On their return, Helmut rents a magnificent villa and, little by little, cuts Martha off from the outside world in order to mould her into his creation. The oppressive and agonising dynamics within their relationship instil in Martha a growing suspicion that Helmut may have intentions of causing her harm.

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