In a Year with 13 Moons (1978)
In einem Jahr mit 13 Monden (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Not Rated
- 2h 4min
- Drama
- 11 Jun 1980 (USA)
- Movie
A transgender woman tries to salvage something from the wreckage love has made of her life by confronting her anguished past, hoping to find ultimate acceptance among former acquaintances and herself.
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| Volker Spengler | ... |
Erwin / Elvira Weishaupt
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| Ingrid Caven | ... |
Die rote Zora
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| Gottfried John | ... |
Anton Saitz
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| Elisabeth Trissenaar | ... |
Irene Weishaupt
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| Eva Mattes | ... |
Marie-Ann Weishaupt
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| Günther Kaufmann | ... |
J. Smolik, Chauffeur
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Lilo Pempeit | ... |
Schwester Gudrun
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| Isolde Barth | ... |
Sybille
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| Karl Scheydt | ... |
Christoph Hacker
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Walter Bockmayer | ... |
Seelenfrieda
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Peter Kollek | ... |
Saeufer
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Bob Dorsay | ... |
Selbstmörder
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Gerhard Zwerenz | ... |
Burghard Hauser, Schriftsteller
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Janez Bermez | ... |
Oskar Pleitgen (uncredited)
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| Rainer Werner Fassbinder | ... |
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Günther Holzapfel | ... |
Angestellter H. H. Brei (uncredited)
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Ursula Lillig | ... |
Putzfrau (uncredited)
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| Augusto Pinochet | ... |
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Directed by
| Rainer Werner Fassbinder | ||
Written by
| Rainer Werner Fassbinder | ... | (writer) |
Produced by
| Rainer Werner Fassbinder | ... | producer |
Music by
| Peer Raben | ||
Cinematography by
| Rainer Werner Fassbinder | ||
Editing by
| Rainer Werner Fassbinder | ||
| Juliane Lorenz | ||
Production Design by
| Franz Vacek | ||
Art Direction by
| Rainer Werner Fassbinder | ||
Makeup Department
| Jo Braun | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Isolde Barth | ... | production manager |
Sound Department
| Wolfgang Mund | ... | sound |
| Karl Scheydt | ... | sound |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Werner Lüring | ... | assistant camera |
| Wolfgang Mund | ... | lighting technician |
| Karl Scheydt | ... | lighting technician |
Additional Crew
| Franz Vacek | ... | stage |
| Rainer Werner Fassbinder | ... | voice dubbing: Walter Bockmayer (uncredited) |
| Wolfgang Hess | ... | voice dubbing: Bob Dorsay (uncredited) |
Production Companies
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- Carlotta Films (2018) (France) (theatrical) (re-release) (restored version)
- Folkets Bio (1987) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Gnome (2018) (Japan) (theatrical) (in association with)
- International Movie Company (IMC) (1983) (Italy) (theatrical)
- International Visual Corporation (IVC) (2018) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Weird Wave (2020) (Greece) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Arthaus (2019) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Arthaus (2019) (Germany) (DVD)
- Cinemagi (Sweden) (video)
- Dolmen Home Video (2005) (Italy) (DVD)
- Fantoma (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- Imagica TV (2008) (Japan) (DVD)
- Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
- New Yorker Films (1980) (United States) (subtitled)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Driven by the agony of unrequited love, slaughterhouse worker and married father-of-one Erwin Weishaupt summons up the courage to become Elvira. As a result, rejected by friends and family, desperate Elvira seeks solace in all the wrong places, exposing herself to vitriolic contempt and vicious ridicule. As pained Elvira meanders through the grim roads of Frankfurt with streetwalker Zora, struggling to survive in a faceless urban environment defined by brutality, loneliness, and despair, she retraces memories of her troubled past. Can she unearth something worth keeping? Written by Nick Riganas |
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Box Office
| Budget | DEM700,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | The tape-recorded narration heard throughout the film (particularly during the final scene) was not scripted. Volker Spengler (playing Elvira Weishaupt) and Rainer Werner Fassbinder recorded the narration together, with Fassbinder asking questions and Spengler responding in character. In the final cut of the film, Fassbinder's voice is edited out. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in I Don't Just Want You to Love Me: The filmmaker Rainer Werner Fassbinder (1992). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Schöner fremder Mann See more » |