It stars Brigitte Mira, Ingrid Caven, Karlheinz B. The film was shot over 2. February and March 1.
Frankfurt am Main. While she is doing outreach work assembling electric plugs, Frau K. It later becomes apparent that Mr. Finding no solace from her son Ernst (Meier), daughter- in- law Helene (Irm Hermann), who promptly go on holiday, or daughter (Caven), K. They introduce themselves at Hermann's funeral, and invite her to their home, which Marianne had inherited. The Communists see K. Rainer Werner Fassbinder – Mutter Kusters’ Fahrt zum Himmel aka Mother Kusters Goes To Heaven. Fassbinder’s mother). Learn and talk about Mother K. Her daughter Corinna advises her mother to have nothing to do with them, and points out the differing conditions enjoyed by the authorities and the people in the East. An article on the tragedy by Niemeyer (Gottfried John), a photojournalist who had earlier shown a particular interest in the family, appears in a magazine. Emma finds the article objectionable, but her daughter, who has embarked on an affair with Niemeyer, defends him on 'earning a living' grounds. At the factory, Emma K. Her daughter leaves, and Ernst and Helene, newly returned from holiday, announce they are to set up home on their own. Helene, expecting a child, does not get along with her sister- in- law. Emma K. He gives her his contact details. She quickly grows impatient with the communists' passive tactics; they have to campaign in the forthcoming elections Karl explains. She connects with a small group of anarchists, who, though even smaller in number than the communists, claim to have more spirit. There are two endings to the film: The anarchists' leading member, Horst Knab, demands to see Niemeyer at the magazine's offices but the secretary ('Lilo Pempeit', Fassbinder's mother) says he is unavailable. The editor suggests K. The anarchists take the staff hostage at gunpoint, including Niemeyer, now living with Corinna, who arrives unaware how far the situation has developed. The anarchists demand the release of all political prisoners in West Germany, a Mercedes 6. Boeing 7. 07 to take them out of the country. Knab kills Linke (the editor) but Knab is also shot. After being told by her daughter Corinna, clearly now living with Niemeyer who has 'phoned her, that she is making herself ridiculous, Emma K. The widow and widower leave to have dinner together, apparently beginning a romantic relationship. However, Fassbinder's film goes further by criticizing the overwhelming selfishness present in contemporary society. Nearly everyone who Mother K. Fassbinder also clearly criticizes the small German Communist Party's moderation and . The two versions are included in the Arrow Films Region 2 (UK) DVD edition of the film.^German sites use this form of the character's stage name; subtitles on the Arrow Films (UK) Region 2 DVD spell the surname as 'Coren'.^The Internet Movie Database erroneously names the characters B.
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