Movielogr
Women in New York (1977)
Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Overview
The main characters in this film are wives of rich men who have nothing to do because they have staff – like the cook, the maid, the hairdresser, the manicurist, the governess, the teacher, the tailor etc. – who work for them. Naturally, the wives themselves do not pursue careers, they depend on their husbands’ money. This is why most of their thoughts revolve around the husband. And because the husband only appears as “the” man, there is no man in this film. All women fight for the same man. Those who have one, want to keep him no matter what. And those who do not have one yet only have one goal: To take away somebody else’s husband.
Length 111 minutes
Actors
Eva Mattes | Margit Carstensen | Christa Berndl | Barbara Sukowa | Gisela Uhlen | Irm Hermann | Andrea Grosske | Angela Schmid | Anne-Marie Kuster | Heide Grübl | Doris Schade | Ilse Bally | Ehmi Bessel