Bolwieser (1977) [Theatrical Cut] AKA The Stationmaster’s Wife

A deliciously perverse rendition of Madame Bovary, The Stationmaster’s Wife is one of Fassbinder’s most entertaining films. Set in a small Bavarian town in pre-Hitler Germany, the film features Kurt Raab as the Stationmaster Bolwieser, a man sexually enslaved by his beautiful wife Hanni, a woman of uncontrollable passion. Soon bored with both her husband and life at the train station, Hanni embarks on a series of adulterous affairs, while the deluded Bolwieser grows progressively sullen and glum. The Stationmaster’s Wife is a haunting exploration of desire and betrayal, with a radiantly lusty performance by Elisabeth Trissenaar.

Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder. AKA The Stationmaster’s Wife
Writers: Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Oskar Maria Graf (novel).
Stars: Elisabeth Trissenaar, Kurt Raab, Bernhard Helfrich, Karl-Heinz von Hassel, Volker Spengler, Gustl Bayrhammer, Udo Kier, Armin Meier, Peter Kern, Willy Harlander, Hannes Kaetner, Doris Mattes, Lilo Pempeit, Elma Karlowa, Gerhard Zwerenz.
Cinematographer: Michael Ballhaus.
Composer: Peer Raben.